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The interior of Garfield Park Branch Library located at 705 Woodrow Avenue. Completed in 1915, it was the second of the four Carnegie libraries built in Santa Cruz. Over the fireplace is a painting by Frank Heath called Monterey Coast. Standing at…

Date: ca. 1922-1923
Type: PHOTO

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Dr. C. L. Anderson, who arrived in Santa Cruz in 1867 to practice medicine. He was one of the early organizers of the Santa Cruz Free Library, and was elected as one of the trustees on April 14, 1884.

Date: Undated
Type: PHOTO

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The cataloging department, in the basement of the 1904 Carnegie (Main) Library on Church Street. Left to right around the room: Kathy Jaynes, Joyce Tucker, Elizabeth Barnes, Virginia Hull, Vee Hestand, Thelma Anderson, Dorothy Clarke.

Date: February 1960
Type: PHOTO

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The Central Branch of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries during construction. The branch replaced the 1903 Carnegie library which stood on the same site.

Date: October 1967
Type: PHOTO

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Construction of the Central Branch of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. The old Carnegie Library was demolished in 1966 to make way for the new building.

Date: October 1967
Type: PHOTO

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Interior view of the Garfield Park branch of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries, a city-county system. Construction of the branch was funded by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation in 1913. The branch opened in 1915, and is the only Santa Cruz Carnegie…

Date: Undated
Type: PHOTO

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Exterior view of the Garfield Park branch of the Santa Cruz City-County Library System. The branch was designed by William Weeks and constructed by W.A. White. Construction was financed by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation. The library opened in…

Date: Undated
Type: PHOTO

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The reading and club room of the Ben Lomond library. The library served as a branch of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries (a city-county system) from its opening in January 1914 through January 1980.

Date: Undated
Type: PHOTO

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Exterior view of the Ben Lomond library. It was built in 1913 at a cost of $1,500 and dedicated January 10, 1914. From 1914 to 1980, the library was a branch of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. In 1980, the library became an independent library run…

Date: Undated
Type: PHOTO

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The Ben Lomond library, located next to Ben Lomond Park. The library was built in 1913 through community effort. The initial collection consisted of 948 books, most of which had been donated.

Date: Undated
Type: PHOTO

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