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| Title | State Library |
| Digitized Material | Color postcard |
| Year | 1950 |
| Coverage-Spatial | Springfield (Ill.) |
| Type | |
| Subject | Reading rooms |
| Description | The State Library, Old State Capitol, Springfield, Illinois Although there had been four statehouses in Illinois before the Old State Capitol was occupied in 1839, this was the first statehouse to incorporate a library. Abraham Lincoln is recorded as having borrowed the first book from the State Library in 1842. |
| Creator-Corporate | Illinois State Historical Society |
| Creator-Role | Publisher |
| Creator-Contacts | Springfield (Ill.) |
| Theme | Library postcards |
| Technique | Color photograph |
| Inclusive Dates | 1900- |
| Language | eng |
| WorkDimensions-Measurement | 14.0 x 10.5 cm |
| Resource Identifier | 141-9701055-a |
| Date Created | 2007-07-25 |
| Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
| Collection Title | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection |
| Repository | American Library Association Archives |
| Collection | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection |
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