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Library and Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa
Image | 1910 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on back. Postcard was never mailed.
Public Library, New York
Image | 1920 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPublic Library located on the 5th avenue and 42nd street. Covers two entire city blocks, is built entirely of marble and cost nine million dollars. Opened for public use May 23, 1911, and contains over two million volumes and is said to be the most complete library in the country." Postcard was never mailed.
Hall Memorial Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
Public Library, Pittsfield, Mass.
Image | 1910 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on back. Postcard was never mailed.
New York Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPublic Library, New York City. On Back: Public Library. New York, N.Y. New York Public Library is located on Fifth Avenue covering two entire block from 40th to 42nd Streets. It is built entirely of marble and cost $9,000,000. The corner stone was laid Nov. 10, 1902 and the library was opened May 23rd, 1911. The pass1 stock room is 270 feet long, contains 1,600,000 volumes a...
Public Library, Chelsea, Mass.
Image | 1939 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on back. Postcard was mailed, postmarked August 11, 1939
Free Public Library, New Bedford, Mass.
Image | 1910 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on back. Postcard was never mailed.
Public Library, Watertown, Mass.
Image | 1920 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on back. Postcard was never mailed.
Library, Detroit, Michigan
Image | 1930 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionThe Public Library, Located on Woodward at Kirby Ave., opposite the Art Institute, erected at a cost of $2,800,000, contains many reading and reference rooms including a complete children's library, a parents and teachers' room and a library for technical students." Postcard was mailed, postmarked April 17, 1938.
Sunken Garden Public Library, St. Louis, Mo.
Image | 1950 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPublic Library. One of the notable architectural monuments of its day, in the designing of which collaborated such famous artists as Bela L. Pratt, Frederick McMonnies, Augustus St. Gaudens, Daniel C. French, Purvis de Chavannes, Louis St. Gaudens, Edwin A. Abbey, John S. Sargent, John Elliott, Joseph Lindon Smith, Elmer E. Garnesy." Postcard was never mailed.
Historical Old Catholic Cathedral, Library and Rectory, Vincennes, Indiana
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionTHE OLD CATHEDRAL--St. Francis Xavier Church was founded in 1702. The present stately old Cathedral is the third church on this site and was projected in 1825, the corner stone being laid with elaborate ceremony in 1826. Its two predecessors for worship were built of logs, the first of which Indian converts assisted in erecting. Thirty-nine pastors have served this church...
Indianapolis Public Library (2)
Image | 1951 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionTHE CENTRAL LIBRARY and 21 branches make 675,000 volumes available to all parts of Indianapolis, one of the foremost cities in book circulation and registered borrowers.
Reddick Library, Ottawa, IL
Image | 1911 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionReddick Library and Appellate Court House, Ottawa, Ill.
Aurora Public Library
Image | 1909 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionAurora Public Library, Aurora, Ill.
Chicago Public Library
Image | 1908 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPublic Library, Chicago, Ill.
Chicago Public Library
Image | 1939 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPublic Library, Chicago On Back: The Public Library is located on Michigan Boulevard, extending from E. Washington St. to E. Randolph St. The building contains 110,000 square feet of floor space. The library is stocked with books upon almost every subject. There are extensive collections of Art Books and Books in Foreign Languages, History, Biography and Travel. The lib...
Chicago Public Library
Image | 1940 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPublic Library, Randolph and Michigan Streets, Chicago On Back: The Chicago Public Library is located on Michigan Boulevard, extending from E. Washington Street to E. Randolph Street. The building contains 110,000 sq. ft. of floor space and has one of the finest book collections in the world.
University of Michigan Library
Image | 1946 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNew Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. - 19
Chicago Public Library
Image | 1911 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionDelivery Room, The Chicago Public Library
Willard Memorial Library, Battle Creek, MI
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPublic Library, Willard Memorial, Battle Creek, Mich.
Milwaukee Public Library and Musuem
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPublic Library and Musem, Milwaukee, Wis.
Wausau Public Library
Image | 1943 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionTHE LIBRARY, WAUSAU, WIS.--27
Merrill City Hall and Library
Image | 1903 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionCity Hall and Library, Merrill, Wis.
T. B. Scott Free Library, Merrill, WI
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection186. T.B. Scott Free Library, Merrill, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Public Library and Musuem
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPublic Library and Museum, Milwaukee, Wis.
Beloit Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPublic Library, Beloit, Wis.--48
Berlin Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionCarnegie Library, Park Avenue, Berlin, Wis.
Columbus Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionLibrary, Columbus, Wis.--7
Hoyt Library, Saginaw, MI
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionSaginaw, Mich., Hoyt Library.
Coldwater Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionEdwin A. Clark Library. Coldwater, Mich.
Beale Memorial Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection648 - Beal Memorial Library, Bakersfield, California.
Marion Public Library
Image | 1930 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionCarnegie Public Library, Marion, Ill.-1
Peoria Public Library
Image | 1914 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPeoria. Bradley Politechnic Institute. Public Library.
Quincy Public Library
Image | 1908 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionLibrary Building, Quincy, Ill.
Mason City Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionMason City Public Library, Mason City, Iowa
Kalamazoo Public Library
Image | 1906 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPublic Library Kalamazoo, Michigan
Sheboygan Public Library
Image | 1910 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPublic Library, Sheboygan, Wis.
Milwaukee Public Library and Musuem
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionPublic Library and Museum, Milwaukee, Wis. On Back: Four story building covering 300 x 250 feet, in the heart of the city. Open every day in the year. No admission charge. The Library contains approximately a half million books for free use of the entire public for home circulation and for study use. The Museum's exhibits in all branches of the Natural Sciences are especi...
New London Library and Museum
Image | 1949 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionLibrary and Museum, New London, Wis.
Boston Public Library (12)
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionTHE PUBLIC LIBRARY in Copley Square is one of the world's largest. Students, literati and others throng its rooms and corridors to read and study, to see the magnificent murals, the art exhibitions and the statues and to hear the public lectures. It contains about one and three-quarters million volumes and has 34 branches in different parts of the city.

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