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Title
Oxnard Public Library, Oxnard
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
Creator
Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1907
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
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
00023172
Los Angeles Photographers Collection; C.C. Pierce Collection
S-007-272 4x5
CARL0000026226
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/126226
Subject
Oxnard Public Library (Oxnard, Calif.)
Library buildings--California--Oxnard
Carnegie libraries--California--Oxnard
Public libraries--California--Oxnard
Neoclassicism (Architecture)--California--Oxnard
Oxnard (Calif.)
Burnham, Franklin P

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