A figure study drawing by artist Kenyon Cox of a woman representing Romance. This figure is a part of his "Light of Learning" mural, located in the south lunette under the dome at the Winona Public Library in Winona, Minnesota. The mural was a gift to the library from William Hayes in memory of his wife, Charlotte Prentiss Hayes.
A figure study drawing by artist Kenyon Cox of a woman representing Learning. This figure was later adapted and is a part of his "Light of Learning" mural, located in the south lunette under the dome at the Winona Public Library in Winona, Minnesota. The mural was a gift to the library from William Hayes in memory of his wife, Charlotte Prentiss Hayes.
A figure study drawing by artist Kenyon Cox of a woman representing Science. This figure is a part of his "Light of Learning" mural, located in the south lunette under the dome at the Winona Public Library in Winona, Minnesota. The mural was a gift to the library from William Hayes in memory of his wife, Charlotte Prentiss Hayes.
A figure study drawing by artist Kenyon Cox of a woman representing Science. This figure is a part of his "Light of Learning" mural, located in the south lunette under the dome at the Winona Public Library in Winona, Minnesota. The mural was a gift to the library from William Hayes in memory of his wife, Charlotte Prentiss Hayes.
A figure study drawing by artist Kenyon Cox of a woman representing Learning. This figure is a part of his "Light of Learning" mural, located in the south lunette under the dome at the Winona Public Library in Winona, Minnesota. The mural was a gift to the library from William Hayes in memory of his wife, Charlotte Prentiss Hayes.
A figure study drawing by artist Kenyon Cox of a woman representing History. This figure is a part of his "Light of Learning" mural, located in the south lunette under the dome at the Winona Public Library in Winona, Minnesota. The mural was a gift to the library from William Hayes in memory of his wife, Charlotte Prentiss Hayes.
The main entrance of the East Lake Branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 2727 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This facility housed the library branch from 1976 to 2005.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The main lobby of the Nokomis branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 5100 Thirty-fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hanging from the ceiling is a sculpture titled "Wind and Water Chime" by Donald Celender. Built in 1968, the building was designed by�Buetow and Associates, Inc�and replaced the nearby�Longfellow Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The children's area of the Nokomis branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 5100 Thirty-fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built in 1968, the building was designed by�Buetow and Associates, Inc�and replaced the nearby�Longfellow Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior of the Nokomis branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 5100 Thirty-fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built in 1968, the building was designed by�Buetow and Associates, Inc�and replaced the nearby�Longfellow Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Camden Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library was housed in the John D. Webber Memorial Fieldhouse in Webber Park from 1910�1954. It was renamed Webber Park Library in 1954 and razed for a new library building in 1979.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior of Minneapolis Public Library's Central Library at Tenth Street and Hennepin Avenue. This building opened in 1889 and was in service until 1959.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Music Department in Minneapolis Public Library's original Central Library. "Grace Nelson at desk, at table (back to front) Ruth Wedermann center table in fur coat, Sadie Fisher Petersen (singer); table far right, Frances Kelley (pianist)."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Children play a game under the supervision of library staff at the Seven Corners Branch of Minneapolis Public Library. The Seven Corners (Cedar-Riverside) area was teeming with new immigrants and the library was quite busy. This branch, at 300 Fifteenth Avenue South, was in service from 1912 to 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A party for night school students in the Reading Room of the Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. The branch opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Reading Room in the Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library which opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Technical Room in Minneapolis Public Library's original Central Library is shown filled with male patrons. In the foreground is a tray of volumes labelled "U.S. Boy's Working Reserve."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Located in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Walker branch of Minneapolis Public Library opened in 1911 at 2901 Hennepin Avenue South. In the 1970s the branch moved across the street.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The front entrance of the East Lake Branch of Minneapolis Public Library, which opened in this building at 2916 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota in February 1924. In 1976 the library moved to a new building two blocks west.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Librarian Mrs. Elva Bailey, first head of the Minneapolis Public Library's Hospital Service, is shown bringing a cart of reading material to a Children's Ward in Minneapolis General Hospital in 1928.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Children reading in the Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. The branch opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
"Art Department of the Minneapolis Public Library, Dec. 13, 1926. Before the Music Department was moved from the front room. Leonora Mann (left) and Ruth Thompson (right) at the charging desk. Phot made by J.H. Kammerdiener and given by him to the Minneapolis Collection, April 1942."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A photograph of children in the 1965-1966 11:15am preschool story hour in the Children's Department Storytime Room, Winona Public Library, Winona, Minnesota.
A photograph of children in the 1962-1963 11:15am preschool story hour in the Children's Department Storytime Room, Winona Public Library, Winona, Minnesota.
A photograph of children in the 1963-1964 9:15am preschool story hour in the Children's Department Storytime Room, Winona Public Library, Winona, Minnesota.
A photograph of children in the 1966-1967 10:15am preschool story hour in the Children's Department Storytime Room, Winona Public Library, Winona, Minnesota.
A photograph of children in the 1975 10:30am preschool story hour in the Children's Department Storytime Room, Winona Public Library, Winona, Minnesota.
A photograph of children in the 1967-1968 9:15am preschool story hour in the Children's Department Storytime Room, Winona Public Library, Winona, Minnesota.
A photograph of children in the 1974 9:15am preschool story hour in the Children's Department Storytime Room, Winona Public Library, Winona, Minnesota.
The original blueprint that shows the details of the dome of the Winona Public Library. The blueprint, drafted in 1897, indicates drawing number 147-10.
The original blueprint that details a cross section of the Winona Public Library as viewed from the west. The blueprint, drafted in 1897, indicates drawing number 147-7.
The original blueprint that details the south exterior side of the Winona Public Library. The blueprint, drafted in 1897, indicates drawing number 147-5.
The original blueprint that details the east exterior side of the Winona Public Library. The blueprint, drafted in 1897, indicates drawing number 147-4.
The original blueprint that details a cross section of the Winona Public Library as viewed from the north. Details of the second floor woodwork, dome and spiral staircase are shown. The blueprint indicates drawing number 147-6.
Laird, Warren Powers, 1861-1948; Seeler, Edgar Viguers, 1867-1929; Associated Architects (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Frank C. Roberts and Company, Construction Engineers
Date Created:
1897
Description:
The original blueprint that details the framework of the dome of the Winona Public Library. The blueprint was drafted in 1897.
The North Regional Library, at 1315 Lowry Avenue North, is part of Minneapolis Public Library. Designed by Minneapolis architectural firm Miller Dunwiddie, the building opened in 1971, and was renovated in 2007.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Interior of the North Regional Library, at 1315 Lowry Avenue North, which is part of Minneapolis Public Library. Designed by Minneapolis architectural firm Miller Dunwiddie, the building opened in 1971, and was renovated in 2007.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The North Regional Library, at 1315 Lowry Avenue North, is part of Minneapolis Public Library. Designed by Minneapolis architectural firm Miller Dunwiddie, the building opened in 1971, and was renovated in 2007.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The North Regional Library, at 1315 Lowry Avenue North, is part of Minneapolis Public Library. Designed by Minneapolis architectural firm Miller Dunwiddie, the building opened in 1971, and was renovated in 2007.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library