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Title: New Watts Library, Los Angeles, 1960s
Alternative Title: Libraries and Librarians
Contributor: Whittington, Wayne, 1896-1985
Dick Whittington Studio
Date Created and/or Issued: [1960s]
1960/1970
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: The new Watts Branch Library opened at its new location at 1501 East 103rd Street in 1960. Circulation more than doubled in the first year.
Interior view of the Watts Branch Library with an employee and a patron at the circulation desk, another patron seated at a reading table and a third patron looking at an open book in the stacks. The building has a tile floor and brick walls.
Written on back of photo: Interior of new Watts Branch Library / new on 103ed St. Photographer's stamp: "Dick" Whittington / Photography / Phone DUnkirk 8-0368 / 1501 West Olympic Blvd. / Los Angeles 15, Calif. / Photo # [written:] 08-27-1
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b20_f19_007a.tif
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Subject: Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Library buildings
Branch libraries
Los Angeles Public Library (Calif.). Watts Branch Library
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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