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Photograph of Richard Evans, the First City Librarian

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Photograph of Richard Evans, married to Alice Glore; he was the First City Librarian starting in 1875 through 1881, when he unexpectedly died.

Photograph of the Carnegie Library Staff of 1928

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Photograph of the Carnegie Library Staff taken March 30, 1928. Seated left to right: Miss. Dill, city librarian; Miss Wayne, Miss Pollock, Miss Hunt, Miss La Rue, Miss Newell, Miss Baker. Standing left to right: Miss Davis, Miss V. White, Miss Hogle,…

Photograph of the Durfee Library Branch

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Photograph of the Durfee branch library which was the first branch of the Decatur Public Library. It was located in the Durfee school building and it moved to the Alice G. Evans branch library.