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Photograph caption dated May 4, 1962 reads, "Edward C. Perry, left, Burbank city librarian, discusses plans for the city's new million-dollar main library project with Mayor Charles E. Compton, right, following ground breaking ceremonies Wednesday at the construction site of Glenoaks Blvd. between Olive and Orange Grove Aves. William J. Shirely, center, appears eager to start construction on the capital improvement project slated for completion in June, 1963. The 40,000-square-foot building will house more than 200,000 volumes."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
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