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	NWRPC-81 Front caption: Carnegie Library, Tacoma, Washington (Court House Tower Beyond) Date: c. 1906 Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco Notes: No. 698 Description: Tacoma's Carnegie Library, built in 1903, now home to the Northwest Room and Special Collections. Subjects: Libraries--Tacoma; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 TACOMA AVE. SO. Category: Libraries
	STENGER-471 Date: c. 1908 Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 TACOMA AVE. SO.; 1012 SO. G ST. Category: Libraries
	STENGER-472 Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 TACOMA AVE. SO.; 1012 SO. G. ST.; 1114 SO. ALTHEIMER ST. Category: Libraries
	STENGER-474 Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 TACOMA AVE. SO.; 1012 SO. G ST.; 715 SO. 11TH ST. Category: Libraries
	STENGER-475 Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 TACOMA AVE. SO. Category: Libraries
	STENGER-476 Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 TACOMA AVE. SO. Category: Libraries
	STENGER-477 Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 TACOMA AVE. SO. Category: Libraries
	STENGER-722 Address (Links to Buildings Index): 827 TACOMA AVE NO. Category: Libraries
	STENGER-777 Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1902 SO. CEDAR ST. Category: Libraries
	STENGER-784 Address (Links to Buildings Index): 3722 NO. 26th ST. Category: Libraries
	NWRPC-179 Front caption: The Tacoma Public Library Back caption: Tacoma Public LibraryTacoma Public Library's 87,708 square foot Main Library at 1102 Tacoma Avenue South encompasses the city's original Carnegie Library, built in 1903 through a grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and its 1952 addition. Funding for the 1990 renovation and expansion was provided through passage of a $15.8 million Library Construction Bond approved by Tacoma voters in 1984. The $5.1 million project was designed by the Tsang Partnership, with construction by Mar-Jon Contractors, Inc. Photo inset: The restored glass skylight of the Carnegie Library. Date: c. 1990 Printer: Printing courtesy of the Tsang Partnership, Tacoma, Washington Notes: Photography by The Portrait Gallery, 1990. Description: Large postcard commemorating the renovation and expansion of the Main Library. Subjects: Public libraries--Tacoma; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Stained glass--Tacoma; Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 TACOMA AVE. SO. Category: Libraries
	NWRPC-181 Front caption: The Tacoma Public Library Back caption: Tacoma Public Library The McCormick Branch Library, 3722 North 26th Street, brings a wealth of library services and materials to residents of Tacoma's North and West End neighborhoods. The 11,975 square foot addition to the 61 year old Tudor-style library was designed by McGranahan Messenger Associates, Architects, and built by Mar-Jan Contractors, Inc. Funding for the $2.2 million library was provided through passage of a $15.8 million Library Construction Bond approved by Tacoma citizens in 1984. Date: c. 1988 Notes: Photography by The Portrait Gallery, 1988 Description: Exterior of what is now called the Anna Lemon Wheelock branch of the Tacoma Public Library. Subjects: Libraries--Tacoma; Construction--Tacoma; Remodeling--Tacoma; Address (Links to Buildings Index): 3722 NO. 26th ST. Category: Libraries
	NWRPC-182 Front caption: The Tacoma Public Library Back caption: The $1.05 million comprehensive renovation and addition to the George O. Swasey Branch Library, 7001 Sixth Avenue, was designed by Elaine Day LaTourelle and Associates, Architects, and built by Sunset Pacific General Contractors, Inc. Originally built in 1960 and named to honor Tacoma Attorney George Swasey, whose generous bequest made the library a reality, the Swasey Branch Library brings a wealth of library services and programs to Tacoma's growing west end neighborhood. Funding for the renovation was provided through passage of a $15.8 million Library Construction Bond approved by Tacoma citizens in 1984. Date: c. 1989 Notes: Photography by The Portrait Gallery, 1989 Description: View of the Swasey Branch library, one of ten libraries located within the city. Subjects: Libraries--Tacoma; Remodeling--Tacoma; Construction--Tacoma; Address (Links to Buildings Index): 7001 SIXTH AVE. Category: Libraries
	NWRPC-183 Front caption: The Tacoma Public Library Back caption: Tacoma Public Library Designed by Architects Reed Reinvald, the 14,487 square foot Grace R. Moore Branch Library at 215 South 56th Street provides an abundance of library materials and services to the residents of Tacoma's south end neighborhoods. The $2.2 million regional library, named in honor of one of the founders of public library service in Tacoma, was built by Pease Construction, Inc. on the site of the original Moore Branch Library. Funding was provided through passage of a $15.8 million Library Construction Bond approved by Tacoma citizens in 1984. Date: c. 1989 Notes: Photography by The Portrait Gallery, 1989 Description: Exterior view of the Moore library, the large regional branch in the south end of town. Subjects: Libraries--Tacoma, Construction--Tacoma; Remodeling--Tacoma; Address (Links to Buildings Index): 215 SO. 56th ST. Category: Libraries
	NWRPC-184 Front caption: The Tacoma Public Library Back caption: Tacoma Public Library The $1.05 million renovation and addition to the South Tacoma Branch Library, 3411 South 56th Street, was designed by Seifort and Forbes, Architects and built by C E & C, Inc. Originally constructed in 1959 on the site of an original Carnegie-funded library, the South Tacoma Branch brings a wealth of library services and materials to Tacoma's south end neighborhoods. Funding for the renovation was provided through passage of a $15.8 million Library Construction Bond approved by Tacoma citizens in 1984. Date: c. 1989 Notes: Photography by The Portrait Gallery, 1989 Description: Originally conceived as an alternative to the area's many saloons, this first branch library grew from the Women's Christian Temperance Union's South Tacoma Reading Room that was opened in 1905. The building that housed the first South Tacoma Branch was dedicated in 1911, and the current building opened in 1959. Subjects: Libraries--Tacoma; Remodeling--Tacoma; Construction--Tacoma; Address (Links to Buildings Index): 3411 SO. 56th ST. Category: Libraries
	FLEMING-23 Front caption: Seattle Public Library. Date: c. 1906 Publisher: W.G. MacFarlane, Publisher, and Importer Printer: Printed in Germany. Notes: I. 1183 Description: View of the Andrew Carnegie funded Seattle Public Library Building, located on 4th Avenue. The Seattle Public Library dates back to 1869, when a lending library was established by Sarah Yesler. The library moved from place to place until a fire destroyed the entire collection- then located in the Yesler Mansion- in 1901. Steel magnate and library philanthropist Andrew Carnegie immediately came to the rescue by providing funds for a new, permanent structure. The sandstone, Beaux Arts style building pictured here opened in 1906, and served the public until its destruction in 1957. It has since been replaced by two more modern structures- the first in 1960, and the current building in 2004. Subjects: Historic buildings--Seattle; Libraries--Seattle; Public libraries--Seattle; Category: Libraries
	FLEMING-42 Front caption: Tacoma Public Library Tacoma, Wash. Date: c. 1906 Publisher: P. A. Kaufer Description: Exterior and interior photographs of Tacoma's original Carnegie library building, funded by steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The building, completed in 1903, now houses the Tacoma Public Library's Northwest Room history collection, and is annexed to the more modern main branch of the Tacoma Public Library. Subjects: Libraries--Tacoma; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 TACOMA AVE. SO. Category: Libraries
	FLEMING-214 Front caption: Lincoln City Library Lincoln, Nebraska Date: c. 1920 Publisher: Merchants Pub. Co., Lincoln, Neb. Description: This is the Old Main Library in Lincoln, Nebraska. It opened in 1902 and was demolished in the 1960's. It was built as a Carnegie Library. Subjects: Libraries--Nebraska; Philanthropy; Historic buildings; Category: Libraries
	FLEMING-215 Front caption: Public Library, New York City Back caption: New York Public Library The magnificent building at the library of New York is located at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. It was built in 1911 at a cost of $9,000,000 and contains spacious reading rooms, exhibition rooms and art galleries. Its book collections are priceless. Date: c. 1930 Publisher: Manhattan Post Card Co., Inc. Printer: "Colourpicture" Publication, Boston 15, Mass. U.S.A. Notes: 7, 14801 Description: This landmark building, a white marble Beaux-Arts revival, designed by John Merven Carrère and Thomas Hastings, was completed in 1911 after 12 years of construction. At the time, it was the largest marble structure in the United States. A large restoration project of the exterior, in honor of the 100 year anniversary in 2011, is currently underway. The library is now formally known as the Humanities and Social Sciences Library. Subjects: Libraries--New York; Historic buildings; Architectural elements; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Stone buildings; Category: Libraries
	FLEMING-222 Front caption: Historical Society Library, Lincoln, Neb. Date: c. 1910 Description: One time location of the Historical Society Library in Lincoln, Nebraska. Message on this card likely promotes prohibition. Subjects: Historic buildings; Libraries--Nebraska; Horses; Automobiles--1910-1920; Category: Libraries
	FLEMING-244 Front caption: Public Library-Petaluma, Cal. Date: c. 1908 Notes: Photo By Towne Description: The Petaluma Free Public Library was established in 1878. The Classical Revival building, designed by Brainerd Jones, was built in 1906 for $20,000. $12,500 was granted by Andrew Carnegie and the balance was donated by the Petaluma community. The building remained a library until 1976 when it was renovated and converted into a museum of Petaluma history. Subjects: Libraries--California; Historic buildings; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Category: Libraries
	STENGER-1382 Date: c. 1912 Category: Libraries
	STENGER-1445 Category: Libraries
	SIRLES-28 Back caption: Crosby Library, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington. This showplace of the Pacific Northwest was a gift of alumnus Bing Crosby. Over 175,000 volumes are available for research and study and many rare art collections are on exhibit throughout the year. A special tourist attraction is the Crosbyana Room, which houses Bing's musical and cinema awards. Date: c. 1960 Publisher: Pub. by Smith Western, 1533 Broadway, Tacoma, Wash. Notes: S-49803, Color by Rev. Leo J. Yeats, S.J. Description: Entertainer Bing Crosby attended Gonzaga, and raised money for the library pictured here, which was dedicated to the Crosby family on November 3, 1957. After the library was moved to the Foley Center in 1992, this building was turned into the Crosby Student Center, and it still houses the Crosbyana Room and its memorabilia--including gold records, trophies, photographs, scrapbooks and an Oscar. Subjects: Crosby, Bing; Libraries--Washington; Memorabilia; Alumni & alumnae--Washington; Category: Libraries
	NWRPC-243 Front caption: The Richards Studio Photography Collection Tacoma history in black & white A presentation by Robert Schuler, Photography Archivist, Tacoma Public Library Sponsored by the Friends of the Tacoma Public Library www.tacomapubliclibrary.org (253) 591-5666 Back caption: Tacoma Public Library 1102 Tacoma Avenue South Tacoma, WA 98402 www.tacomapubliclibrary.org The Richards Studio Collection Tacoma history in black & white Robert Schuler, Photography Archivist at Tacoma Public Library provides an in-depth look at the library's vast (over 800,000 images) Richards Studio Photography Collection. Founded by Paul Richards, the Richards Studio was the predominate commercial photographic studio in Tacoma for over 35 years. The community's weddings, funerals, parades, business growth and school activities were forever preserved in black and white by the Studio's photographers. Richards was the official studio for the Douglas Fir Plywood Association, the Cheney Lumber Company, and the Tacoma Athletic Commission and took many of the photgraphs that appeared daily in the Tacoma Times newspaper. The collection's images paint a compelling portrait of an American community through decades of change and growth. Saturday, February 12 @ 2:00 p.m. Olympic Room, Main Library, Sponsored by the Friends of the Tacoma Public Library For information: (253) 591-5666/www.tacomapubliclibrary.org Date: c. 2005 Distributor: Tacoma Public Library Description: Postcard advertising a presentation of Richard's Studio photographs by the Northwest Room's Photography Archivist Bob Schuler. The popular Image Archive database managed by Schuler is comprised of about 90 percent Richards photos. Subjects: Libraries--Tacoma; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Publicity; Photography industry--Tacoma; Category: Libraries
	MAGDEN-52 Front caption: Souvenir Tacoma, Wn. Carnegie Library. Court House. Back caption: Post Card Date: c. 1903 Description: This leather postcard was given out at the opening of the Carnegie Library on June 5, 1903. Shown are the library in the foreground, with the old courthouse rising behind it. Leather postcards were banned for postal use in 1909. Subjects: Publicity; Promotional materials; Salutations--Tacoma; Libraries--Tacoma; Souvenirs; Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 TACOMA AVE. SO.; 1012 SO. G ST. Category: Libraries
	SIRLES-167 Date: c. 1910 Category: Libraries
	STENGER-2041 Date: c. 1944 Category: Libraries
	KLASSY-10 Front caption: Tacoma, Wash. Public Library, Court House in the distance. Date: c. 1911 Publisher: Paul C. Koeber Co., New York City & Kirchheim. Printer: Printed in Germany. Notes: 5145. Description: The Carnegie Library, built in 1903 is now home to the Special Collections department of the Tacoma Public Library. The Pierce County Courthouse is visible in the upper right corner, and the old Central School can be seen to the left. Subjects: Libraries--Tacoma; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); Central School (Tacoma); Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 TACOMA AVE. SO. Category: Libraries
	FLEMING-277 Front caption: Congressional Library, Washington, D.C. Date: c. 1915 Publisher: Illustrated Postal Card Co. New York-Germany Notes: 177.-4 Description: Shown here is the west side and entrance of the Jefferson Building. The Library of Congress was established in 1800 --the legislation was targeted to acquire "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein." After the original library was destroyed by invading British troops in 1814, Thomas Jefferson offered his extensive personal collection for the new library. Subjects: Libraries; Night photographs; Historic buildings; Category: Libraries
	FLEMING-278 Front caption: Columbia University Library, New York Date: c. 1910 Publisher: Imprint-Souvenir Post Card Co. New-York and Berlin. Notes: 9343 Description: Built in 1895 by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White, the Low Memorial Library is the administrative center of Columbia University. Subjects: Libraries; Stone buildings; Stairways; Architectural elements; Category: Libraries
	FLEMING-291 Front caption: Pittsburg, Pa., Carnegie Library in Schenley Park Date: c. 1908 Publisher: The Hugh C. Leyton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, ME., U.S.A. Printer: Printed in Frankfort, ? Germany. Notes: 1327 Description: Established in 1895 by a one million dollar endowment from Andrew Carnegie. Subjects: Historic buildings; Philanthropists; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Category: Libraries
	FLEMING-298 Front caption: Public Library, Seattle, Washington. Date: c. 1910 Publisher: Published by E.P. Charlton Co. Seattle, Wash. Printer: Printed in the United States Notes: 828 Description: Located at 1000 Fourth Aveune, Seattle, this Carnegie funded building opened in December, 1906. The original building was demolished in 1957, and its replacement opened in 1960. The second building was demolished in fall, 2001 to make way for the new 362,987-square-foot Central Library that opened May 23, 2004 on the same site. Subjects: Historic buildings; Philanthropists; Business districts; Category: Libraries
	FLEMING-272 Front caption: New York, The Library--New York University. Back caption: The Library--New York University. The General Library (at University Heights) contains 56,000 volumes, catalogued according to the Dewey decimal system, and includes the Oswald Ottendorfer Library of Germanic Literature, the La Garde Library of Semitic Languages, and the Huebner Classical Library. Date: c. 1905 Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Art Publishers to their Majesties the King & Queen Printer: Printed in Holland. Notes: No. 6413. "New York" Subjects: Libraries--New York; Historic buildings--New York; Stone buildings; Category: Libraries