Public Library Collection

Public Library, New York City, United States of America, North America

Tank at public library, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Tank at public library, 1918. A model of a tank in front of the New York Public Library, New York City, during World War I.

308th, 4 Feb 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
308th, 4 Feb 1918. The 308th Infantry on parade down Fifth Avenue on February 4, 1918, past the reviewing stand at the New York Public Library on its way to the troop trains carrying the soldiers to

Farrar sells bonds, 15 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Farrar sells bonds, 15 Apr 1918. A concert by soprano opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) which was part of the Women's War Relief Association's Liberty Theater in front of the New York

Browning gun, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Browning gun, 1918. A soldier holding a M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle outside the New York Public Library during a Browning machine gun exhibit sponsored by the Mayor's Committee of Women

Mrs. Bourke Cockran, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Bourke Cockran, 1918. Anne Louisa Ide Cockran, wife of William Bourke Cockran holding a M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle outside of an event to raise money for the war effort during World War I.

Liberty theater, April or May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty theater, April or May 1918. The Stage Women's War Relief Association's Liberty Theater in front of the New York Public Library on 5th Avenue

Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. A concert by soprano opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) which was part of the Women's War Relief Association's Liberty Theater in front of the New York Public

Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. Soprano opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) during the time of a concert which was part of the Women's War Relief Association's Liberty Theater in front of the New

Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. A concert by soprano opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) which was part of the Women's War Relief Association's Liberty Theater in front of the New York Public

Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. A concert by soprano opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) which was part of the Women's War Relief Association's Liberty Theater in front of the New York Public

Farrar sells bonds, 15 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Farrar sells bonds, 15 Apr. A concert by soprano opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) which was part of the Women's War Relief Association's Liberty Theater in front of the New York

Free Public Library and Museum, Liverpool, the gift of W. Brown, Esq. to his fellow-townsmen, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Free Public Library and Museum, Liverpool, the gift of W. Brown, Esq. to his fellow-townsmen, 1860. The new library and museum is situated on the northerly side of Shaw's-brow

The New York Public Library, entrance, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: William H. Jackson
The New York Public Library, entrance, c.between 1910 and 1920

New York Public Library Building, The, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
New York Public Library Building, The, between 1911 and 1920

Hall, third floor, the New York Public Library, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Hall, third floor, the New York Public Library, between 1911 and 1920

Public Library, Boston, Mass. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Public Library, Boston, Mass. between 1900 and 1906

Free Public Library, Worcester, Mass. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Free Public Library, Worcester, Mass. between 1905 and 1915

Public Library, Norfolk, Va. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Public Library, Norfolk, Va. between 1900 and 1906

Peter White Public Library, Marquette, Mich. c1905. Creator: Unknown
Peter White Public Library, Marquette, Mich. c1905

Brooks Library, Brattleboro, Vt. c1905. Creator: Unknown
Brooks Library, Brattleboro, Vt. c1905

Public Library, Springfield, Mass. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Public Library, Springfield, Mass. between 1900 and 1905

Athenaeum, Pittsfield, Mass. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Athenaeum, Pittsfield, Mass. between 1900 and 1906

West court, New York Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
West court, New York Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920

The Public Library of the city of Boston, c1900. Creator: Unknown
The Public Library of the city of Boston, c1900

The New York Public Library and Bryant Park, New York, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The New York Public Library and Bryant Park, New York, c.between 1910 and 1920

Public Library, Boston, Mass. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Public Library, Boston, Mass. c.between 1910 and 1920

Boston Public Library, entrance, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Boston Public Library, entrance, c.between 1910 and 1920

Art, Bela L. Pratt, Boston Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Art, Bela L. Pratt, Boston Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920

Science, Bela L. Pratt, Boston Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Science, Bela L. Pratt, Boston Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920

The New York Public Library building, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The New York Public Library building, c.between 1910 and 1920

The New York Public Library building, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The New York Public Library building, c.between 1910 and 1920

Technology library, the New York Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Technology library, the New York Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920

Main reading room, the New York Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Main reading room, the New York Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920

Exhibition room, the New York Public Library, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Exhibition room, the New York Public Library, between 1910 and 1920

Main entrance hall, the New York Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Main entrance hall, the New York Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920

Circulating library, the New York Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Circulating library, the New York Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920

Catalogue room, the New York Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Catalogue room, the New York Public Library, c.between 1910 and 1920

Public Library, Lee, Mass. 1911. Creator: Unknown
Public Library, Lee, Mass. 1911

Miss Hallie Q. Brown, M. S. Elocutionist, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Miss Hallie Q. Brown, M. S. Elocutionist, 1888. African-American educator, a professor of elocution, writer and activist Hallie Quinn Brown received a Bachelor of Science degree from Wilberforce

A Virginia Railway Station, 1882. Creator: Unknown
A Virginia Railway Station, 1882

Miss Jennie Johnson; Evangelist; Dresden, Ont. 1907. Creator: Unknown
Miss Jennie Johnson; Evangelist; Dresden, Ont. 1907

W. T. Vernon; Register of the United States Treasury, 1908. Creator: Unknown
W. T. Vernon; Register of the United States Treasury, 1908

Prof. Geo. W. Carver, M. Ag. 1902. Creator: Unknown
Prof. Geo. W. Carver, M. Ag. 1902

A furniture and repair shop at Snow Hill, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
A furniture and repair shop at Snow Hill, 1904

Mill house, engine and boiler room, Emma Brick Works, Emma, N. C. 1902. Creator: Unknown
Mill house, engine and boiler room, Emma Brick Works, Emma, N. C. 1902

Studio portrait of young woman wearing chain necklace, c1880-c1889. Creator: Unknown
Studio portrait of young woman wearing chain necklace, c1880-c1889

Netting terrapins, 1882. Creator: Unknown
Netting terrapins, 1882

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