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Carnegie Library, Austin, Minnesota
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LIB472506The Carnegie Library in Austin, Minnesota, was built in the Beaux-Arts architectural style and opened its doors to the public in 1901. It served as a vital hub for learning and knowledge dissemination for the residents of Austin.
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Carnegie Library, Austin, Minnesota
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[LIB11000] Wesbite
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Library, Austin, Minnesota
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[LIB7661] The Austin Public Library opened its doors in 1884 in the basement of the Mower County Courthouse. In 1904, the library moved to the newly-constructed Carnegie building at 201 2nd St. NW. The present building at 323 4th Ave. NE was completed in 1996. Today this beautiful Prairie-style facility houses over 100,000 volumes and serves the surrounding city and Mower county area of approximately 30,000 residents. [Website] The original Carnegie library was razed in 1996 and is now a parking lot. For more on the history of the original library, click here.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, University of Texas, Austin
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[LIB0175] - Library Architects: Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. Partner-in-charge: Gordon Bunshaft. Also, Brooks, Barr, Graeber, and White. Partner-in-charge: R. Max Brooks. Read and see more about this library here.
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Presidential Libraries: Lyndon B. Johnson 2005
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This is an August 4th 2005 first day of issue with a Presidential Libraries stamp honoring the Presidential Library of Lyndon B. Johnson. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service honored our Presidential Libraries with a commemorative postage stamp to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Presidential Libraries Act of 1955. “The U.S. Postal Service is proud to conduct these First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremonies at all of the nation's Presidential Libraries and Museums. These are truly national treasures,” said Postmaster General John E. Potter. “The new stamp will help honor the libraries' unique role in preserving and extending access to Presidential materials while recounting the lives and times of many of our nation's Presidents.” [SOURCE]
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1960s Lyndon Baines Johnson Library AUSTIN TEXAS TX
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