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Title
Oxnard Public Library, exterior
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Photo Collection
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Front and side view of the Classical Revival style Oxnard Public Library seen from across the park, on the far left side of the photograph. The library, funded by a $12,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie, opened 1907 and served the community until 1963. It has been designated Ventura County landmark No. 13 and in 1971 was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, the first California Carnegie to be so recognized. The building serves as a museum. Architect: F. P. Burnham.
Type
Image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00023171
Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Collection
C-7(864)
CARL0000026224
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/92327
Subject
Oxnard Public Library (Oxnard, Calif.)
Public libraries--California--Oxnard
Carnegie libraries--California--Oxnard
Neoclassicism (Architecture)--California--Oxnard
Library buildings--California--Oxnard
Burnham, Franklin P
Oxnard (Calif.)

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