Postcard, "Public Library, Denver, Colorado," 1910

Summary

Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) amassed an immense fortune from railroads, oil, and steel. He devoted his later years to philanthropy. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie donated more than $40 million to build 1,679 new libraries in communities of all sizes across America. This library building, an elegant Greek temple design, was built in 1910 in Denver, Colorado, with a Carnegie grant.

Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) amassed an immense fortune from railroads, oil, and steel. He devoted his later years to philanthropy. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie donated more than $40 million to build 1,679 new libraries in communities of all sizes across America. This library building, an elegant Greek temple design, was built in 1910 in Denver, Colorado, with a Carnegie grant.

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

1910

Creators

Unknown

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.9.22.104

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of William & Debbie McBain

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.438 in

Width: 5.438 in

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