(Printed verso reads: "LEXINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. Oldest Library in the West. Founded 1796; made Public Library 1898. Cornerstone of building laid June 8, 1903. Opened to the public June 15, 1905. Cost of building, $75,000; cost of site, $9,000; gift from Andrew Carnegie, $60,000. Books in Library, 1915, 27,907."

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(Printed verso reads: "LEXINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. Oldest Library in the West. Founded 1796; made Public Library 1898. Cornerstone of building laid June 8, 1903. Opened to the public June 15, 1905. Cost of building, $75,000; cost of site, $9,000; gift from Andrew Carnegie, $60,000. Books in Library, 1915, 27,907."

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Date digitized:

2010-09-13

Language:

english

Publisher:

University of Kentucky

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University of Kentucky

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image

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2008ms016

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Postcard Collection,

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http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt7x696zwx82/data/2008ms016.dao.xml

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http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt7x696zwx82/data/mets.xml