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Site of the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia at the corner of 19th and Vine Streets prior to the demolition of extant buildings, 1909
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Construction of the foundation of the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia. October 6. 1921
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Boys rafting in the water-filled hole excavated for the foundations of the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia, c. 1919
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Laying of the granite base and limestone exterior of the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia. March 17. 1923
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Aerial view of Logan Circle, the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway, and Art Museum, looking to the northwest, ca. 1929
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Nearing completion of the limestone exterior of the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia, July 20, 1923.
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Completion of the exterior of the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia, April 1, 1925.
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Stone carvers from the John Donnelly Company completing Corinthian capitals at the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia, ca. 1924-1925
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Putting the finishing touches on the Music Room of the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia, now the Education, Philosophy, and Religion Department, late 1926
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Construction in the Periodical Room of the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia. now the Popular Library. June 22. 1926
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Groundbreaking ceremony for the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia, May 12, 1917
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Main Entrance Hall of the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia looking toward stairway with the Dr. William Pepper statue on the stairway landing
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Step 7. The box with the requested book winds its way through the Bookstacks toward the Main Reading Room of the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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Pneumatic tube station in the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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Young patron browsing in the Children's Room in the new Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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Step 10. In the Main Reading Room of the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia, a library staff member retrieves the requested book from the dumbwaiter and hands it to patron
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Reference Room, now the Music Department of the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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Rooftop Terrace of the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia