Children in Reading Themed Costumes

September, 1954

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Title
Children in Reading Themed Costumes
Contributor
Oakmont Carnegie Library (depositor)
Date
September, 1954
Identifier
20100305-ocl-0495
Source Identifier
2009.08
Description
Children dressed in reading themed costumes pose for the camera during a summer reading club costume party at the Oakmont Carnegie Library. Andrew Carnegie donated money for the building of a library in Oakmont at the request of his cousin, Leander M. Morris, who lived in Oakmont. Carnegie ended up giving $25,000 to the establishment of the library. William Braithwait worked as the contractor for the library; the building cost $17,956 to build. Oakmont Carnegie Library opened in 1901. The initial collection consisted of 2,603 books, purchased using some of the money from Carnegie's donation and the rest from the Oakmont School Board. The library was renovated and expended in 2005, and has become a vibrant community center for the citizens of Oakmont and surrounding areas.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Oakmont (Allegheny County, Pa.)
Oakmont Carnegie Library (Oakmont, Pa.)
Children--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
Costumes--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
Libraries--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
Reading Club--Libraries--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
Source
Oakmont Carnegie Library Archives
Collection
Oakmont Historical Image Collection
Contributor
Oakmont Carnegie Library
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