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Facade of the Carnegie Library and former Central Library of the DC Public Library System
Washington Star Photograph Collectioncirca 1920
DC Public Library
Washington, D.C.
The Need for a New Library
For decades, D.C. residents complained about the city’s old Central Library, located in Mt. Vernon Square. It had been built in 1903, with a donation from Andrew Carnegie, but by the late 1950s, it could not meet the demands of a growing library system.
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Details
- Title: Facade of the Carnegie Library and former Central Library of the DC Public Library System
- Creator: Washington Star Photograph Collection
- Date Created: circa 1920
- Location Created: Washington DC
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