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  • Library, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.
    Image | 1915 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionOn Front: Library, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. On Back: "Williams College owes its name and its origin to an educational bequest of Colonel Ephraim Williams (who was killed in the battle at Lake George in 1755) for the purpose of founding "a Free School" in Williamstown. The Free School was chartered in 1785 and opened October 20, 1791, with the Rev. Ebenezer Fitch...
  • Public Library, New Orleans, La.--117
    Image | 1915 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionOn Front: Public Library, New Orleans, La. --117. On Back: The New Orleans Public Library is located on St. Charles Avenue at Lee Circle. It Contains considerably in excess of 200,000 volumes. Circulation approximately 750,000 volumes annually. Postcard was never mailed.
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