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Photographs from the First Book Fair at Carnegie Library

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Various photographs from the first book fair held at Carnegie Library in November of 1951. Dr. Zims attended to autograph copies of his autobiography and Mrs. Beth Wilson, an illustrator also attended.

Photograph of the Public Library in the Powers Building

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Photograph of the public library in Decatur when it was located on the fifth floor of the Powers building from 1897 to 1903.

Photograph of the Old Presbyterian Church Public Library

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Photograph of the interior of the Old Presbyterian Church where the library was for several months after a fire in the Roberts & Greene building, taken October 6th, 1892.