Looking east from the corner of Main Street (Sixth Avenue) and Ninth Street. The DeWitt Public Library was built in 1907 with the help of a $6,500 grant from Andrew Carnegie. 1908 postmark.
Title
Public Library, De Witt, Iowa
Index Date
1908
Publisher
Brumer, U.S.
Type of Resource
still image
Genre
postcard
Physical Extent
1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium
Real photo reprint, divided back.
Digital Origin
digitized other analog
Digital Extent
1 file
Media Type
image/jpeg
Note
Color
Provenance
Purchase or donation
reproduction
Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
creation/production credits
1908?
citation/reference
The Daily Times, Davenport, Iowa, August 20, 1908, p. 4 (https://www.newspapers.com/)
citation/reference
Frances Banta Waggoner Community Library (https://dewitt.lib.ia.us/)
Language
English
Topic
Public libraries
Topic
Cultural facilities
Topic
Clinton County (Iowa)
Topic
De Witt (Iowa)
Cartographic
41.824066, -90.538714
Classification
MS 108, Box 3, ihpc_de_wit0013
Related Item
Digital Grinnell
Related Item
Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item
Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Identifier (local)
ihpc_de_wit0013
Identifier (local)
grinnell:16072
Access Condition
Grinnell College Libraries does not own the copyright in these images and therefore cannot give or deny permission to publish or distribute any of them. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or distributing material from this collection. Any materials used must carry a credit line: Historic Iowa Postcard Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Grinnell College Libraries.
