Whitby Archives
Carnegie Library, 1914
Creator Name:
Unknown
Media Type:
Image
Item Type:
Postcards
Description:
A black and white photographic post card of the public library in Whitby, Ontario known as the "Carnegie Library".
Notes:
This library was created through a Carnegie grant and was known as a Carnegie Library. Construction for the Carnegie Library began in early 1913 and the building was opened in 1914 at the north east corner of Dundas and Byron Streets. The building housed approximately 5,000 books and served as the town's library from 1914 to 1973.
Today the Carnegie Library building is used as a lawyer's office at 132 Dundas Street West, Whitby, Ontario. The Whitby Public Library is now located at 405 Dundas Street West, Whitby, Ontario.
Inscriptions:
Top Left: Carnegie Free Library, Whitby, Ont.
Date of Original:
April 1914
Dimensions:
Width: 10cm
Height: 12cm
Image Dimensions:
Width: 10cm
Height: 12cm
Subject(s):
Buildings
Whitby Public Library
Local identifier:
05-000-003
Geographic Coverage:
Canada - Ontario - Ontario - Whitby
Latitude: 43.883333
Longitude: -78.933333
Copyright Statement:
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Reproduction Notes:
Scanned from a copy photograph.
Contact:
Whitby Public Library
Email: archives@whitbylibrary.on.ca
WWW address:
Address:
405 Dundas Street West, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A1
See more photos like this at: www.ourontario.ca/whitby
Carnegie Library, 1914
Creator Name:
Unknown
Media Type:
Image
Item Type:
Postcards
Description:
A black and white photographic post card of the public library in Whitby, Ontario known as the "Carnegie Library".
Notes:
This library was created through a Carnegie grant and was known as a Carnegie Library. Construction for the Carnegie Library began in early 1913 and the building was opened in 1914 at the north east corner of Dundas and Byron Streets. The building housed approximately 5,000 books and served as the town's library from 1914 to 1973.
Today the Carnegie Library building is used as a lawyer's office at 132 Dundas Street West, Whitby, Ontario. The Whitby Public Library is now located at 405 Dundas Street West, Whitby, Ontario.
Inscriptions:
Top Left: Carnegie Free Library, Whitby, Ont.
Date of Original:
April 1914
Dimensions:
Width: 10cm
Height: 12cm
Image Dimensions:
Width: 10cm
Height: 12cm
Subject(s):
Buildings
Whitby Public Library
Local identifier:
05-000-003
Geographic Coverage:
Canada - Ontario - Ontario - Whitby
Latitude: 43.883333
Longitude: -78.933333
Copyright Statement:
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Reproduction Notes:
Scanned from a copy photograph.
Contact:
Whitby Public Library
Email: archives@whitbylibrary.on.ca
WWW address:
Address:
405 Dundas Street West, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A1
See more photos like this at: www.ourontario.ca/whitby