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| Title | Dedication ceremony for the Carnegie Library, Dawson, 1904 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1904 |
| Notes | Caption on image: Dedication of the Carnegie Library, Dawson, U.T. Smith's Book Store, Dawson, Y.T. Can. and Fairbanks, Alaska. No. 5. M.I. Co., Mtl.
Filed in Yukon Territory |
| Contextual Notes | This building was originally built for the Dawson Free Library and called the Carnegie Library. It was completed in 1904 with a $25,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation. With over 5,000 volumes of books, it was considered the most elaborate building in Dawson City. In 1920, after severe fire damage to the basement and main floor area the library was moved to the public school and the building was closed. Yukon Lodge No. 45 of the Freemasons purchased the building in 1932 for the sum of $400. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Building dedications--Yukon--Dawson; Libraries--Yukon--Dawson; Group portraits |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Carnegie libraries--Yukon--Dawson; Library buildings--Yukon--Dawson; Dawson (Yukon)--Buildings, structures, etc. |
| Location Depicted | Canada--Yukon Territory--Dawson |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC0861
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info |
| Negative Number | UW12868 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Canada Photograph Collection. PH Coll 393 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2004. |
| Restrictions | For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Reproduction & Use page
http://content.lib.washington.edu/sc-use.html |
