Seattle Public Library Communications Office Digital Photograph Collection 2007

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Seattle Public Library Communications Office Digital Photograph Collection 2007

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Re-openings and dedications of three Seattle Public Library branches.

477 digital image files

eng,

City of Seattle SeattleMunicipal Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6369786

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Seattle (Wash.). Seattle Public Library

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Although Seattle's first library association was organized in August 1868, the library was not a regular branch of city government until 1891. In 1896, with the establishment of a new charter, the management of the library, previously under the control of a library commission, was transferred to the position of librarian, who reported to the mayor and city council. In 1899, after several moves, the library moved from the Rialto Building to the Yesler Mansion. After a 1901 fire destr...