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Photograph of Alice Glore Evans, the Second City Librarian

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Photograph of Alice Glore Evans, wife of Richard Evans who died in 1881. She was the second city librarian after her husband, Richard Evans, unexpectedly died.

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 Corner of Jackson and Eldorado

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Photograph of the house at the 400 block of E. Eldorado at the corner of Jackson St. It was built by George Haworth in 1881-1882. Haworth sold the property to Moses Stafford who sold it to St. Patrick's Catholic Church in 1891 to be used for a parish…