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Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection

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Showing 1561–1600 of 2,447 items
  • Northfield, Vt., Public Library.
    Image | 1911On Front: Northfield, Vt., Public Library. Postcard was mailed August 14th, 1911.
  • North Reading Room in the William Rainey Harper Memorial Library, University of Chicago
    ImageCaption on the back reads: "FOR THE LOVE OF LIBRARIES. WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER MEMORIAL LIBRARY. North Reading Room, University of Chicago, Illinois. The beautiful large Gothic campus of the University of Chicago was built in the 1890s on a flat and treeless plain, creating its own landscape there. Gargoyles hover on the edges as shadows from the Gothic arches play on the mode...
  • Northwood Institute, Margaret Chase Smith Library Center
    ImageA research library founded in 1982 to house the professional and personal records of Senator Margaret Chase Smith.
  • Norway Memorial Library, Norway, Maine
    ImageNorway Memorial Library, Norway, Maine
  • Notre Dame Memorial Library
    Image | 1967UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, Notre Dame, Indiana, The thirteen story Notre Dame Memorial Library is the largest college library building in the world. The magnificent granite mural, with Christ the Teacher as its central figure, adorns the facade. It depicts saints and scholars who have contributed to knowledge through the ages.
  • Notre Dame Memorial Library, Notre Dame, Indiana
    ImageCaption on the back reads: "NOTRE DAME MEMORIAL LIBRARY - The Library, beautifully mirrored in a reflection pool, is located on the University of Notre Dame campus at Notre Dame, Indiana and is the largest college library building in the world. The magnificent granite mural adorning the facade depicts Christ the Teacher as the central figure along with saints and scholars wh...
  • Oak Park Public Library
    ImageOak Park Public Library. Part of the Civic Center development of Oak Park, Michigan, voted by the citizens in April 1955, and opened for their use on June 15, 1958. These cards are provided as a service of the Friends of the Oak Park Library.
  • Oak Park Public Library
    Image | 1940O.P. 7--Scoville Institute Oak Park Public Library Oak Park, Illinois
  • Oberlin College Carnegie Library
    ImageNo caption on the back. Postcard was never mailed
  • Ocala Public Library
    ImagePublic Library, Ocala, Florida.
  • Old Reading Room, Folger Shakespeare Library
    Image | 2000Caption on the back reads: "Old Reading Room / Folger Shakespeare Library / Washington, D.C. 20003 / www.shakespeare-etc.org" Postcard was never mailed
  • Oldtown, Me., Public Library
    Image | 1909On Front: Oldtown, Me., Public Library. Postcard was mailed November 4th, 1909.
  • Old Town Public Library
    Image | 1927No caption on the back. Postcard was never mailed
  • Olin Memorial Library, Wesleyan University
    ImageOLIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. This is one of the newer buildings on the campus.
  • Omaha Public Library
    ImageOmaha's new pass1 library, the 124,500 square foot W. Dale Clark Library, a handsome contemporary building set at the head of the downtown Central Park Mall, is the center of the Omaha Public Library System, which with an additional nine neighborhood branches and a bookmobile, provides free library service to Omaha residents.
  • One of the New York Public Library Lions
    ImageCaption on the back reads: "One of The New York Public Library Lions, sculpted from Tennessee pink marble in 1911 by Edward Clark Potter. Photograph: Don Pollard" Postcard was never mailed
  • Online Fantasie
    ImageCaption on the back reads: "Post van de noordpool. Homepages die gamaakt lijken op een andere planeet. Tools van overmorgen. Onderwerpen van Auto tot Zen. Online fantasie. www.tripodnet.nl." Postcard was never mailed.
  • Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam
    Image | 2007Caption on the back reads: "Deze kaart wordt u aangeboden door de Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam." Postcard is dated for November 28, 2019.
  • Oral Tradition.
    ImageOn front: Oral Tradition. Evolution of the Book Series. On back: Oral Tradition, by John W. Alexander. Mural Painting in the Library of Congress. Washington, D. C. The Oriental story-teller, relating his tale to a group of absorbed listeners.
  • Oral Tradition at the Congressional Library
    Image | 1916Part of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "ORAL TRADITION, BY JOHN W. ALEXANDER, MURAL PAINTING IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C. The Oriental Story-Teller, relating his tale to a group of absorbed listeners." Postcard was never mailed
  • Original Library, Mission San Carlos, Carmel, California
    ImageCaption on the back reads: "ORIGINAL LIBRARY, Mission San Carlos, Carmel, California. This was the first library in California, the first books having been brought in by Fray Junipero Serra in 1771. By 1820 it contained over 2000 volumes." Postcard was never mailed.
  • Original Library, Mission San Carlos, Carmel, California
    ItemOn Back: Original Library, Mission San Carlos, Carmel, California. This was the first library in California, the first books having been brought by Fray Junipero Serra in 1771. By 1820 it contained over 2000 volumes. Color photo by John H. Atkinson, Jr. Postcard was never mailed.
  • Orono, ME. New Library Building, U. of M.
    Image | 1909No caption on back. Postcard was mailed on March 26, 1909
  • Orrington Lunt Library, Northwestern University
    Image | 1910Orrington Lunt Library and Memorial Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
  • Orrington Lunt Library, Northwestern University
    Image | 1910Lunt Library, Northwestern University, Evanston, ILL.
  • Orrington Lunt Library, Northwestern University
    Image | 1910Orrington Lunt Library, N.W. University, Evanston, Ill.
  • Oshkosh Public Library
    Image | 1935Public Library, Oshkosh, Wis.--19
  • Oshkosh Public Library
    ImageOshkosh, Wis. 1323 Public Library
  • Oshkosh Public Library
    Image | 1948Public Library, Oshkosh, Wis.
  • Oshkosh Public Library
    ImagePublic Library, Oshkosh, Wis.
  • Otago University & Vassar College Libraries
    ItemOn Front: Otago, Vassar, HHPA. On Back: Otago University, Dunedin, N.Z. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Recently completed academic libraries for two campuses over 10,000 miles apart are examples of HHPA's international experience in designing innovative, modern library spaces as well as integrating new technologies into historic campus libraries. The Information Services ...
  • Pack Memorial Library, Asheville, N.C.
    ImageNo caption on the back. Postcard was never mailed.
  • Paducah Public Library
    Image | 1920Carnegie Public Library, Paducah, Ky.
  • Paola Free Library
    Image | 1981PAOLA FREE LIBRARY Serving Paola since 1876 -- present building built in 1905 -- Member of Northeast Kansas Library System -- outstanding books from famous authors.
  • Parlin-Ingersoll Library
    ImageParlin-Ingersoll Library, Canton, IL Completed in 1958, this modern limestone and granite building is a gift to the City of Canton from Charles D. and Elizabeth M. Ingersoll. Completely air conditioned and including all modern facilities, this library was designed to accommodate 40,000 volumes. It replaces the original Parlin Library (1891) donated by William Parlin.
  • Parlin Library
    Image | 1906Parlin Library, Canton, Ill.
  • Parlin Library
    Image | 1910Parlin Library, Canton, Ill.
  • The Patterson Library
    Image | 1973Caption on the back reads: "The Patterson Library and Art Gallery. 40 South Portage Street. Westfield, New York 14787. Chartered 1896, Library Building dedicated 1908" Postcard was never mailed
  • Paulding County Carnegie Library
    ImagePaulding County Carnegie Library, Paulding, Ohio
  • Pawtucket, R.I., The Deborah Cook Sayles Public Library
    ImageOn Front: Pawtucket, R.I., The Deborah Cook Sayles Public Library. Postcard was never mailed.