Description: Riverside, CALIFORNIA - Carnegie Library - 1924: The Riverside Public Library system serves the city of Riverside, California. The main library is located adjacent to the historic Mission Inn in downtown Riverside. Seven other branches are located throughout the city. On July 9, 1888, the Riverside City Board of Trustees assumed responsibility for the book collection of The Riverside Library Association, was formed in 1879; the City took responsibility for the collection in 1888, and appointed a committee to oversee the establishment of a public library. The Riverside Public Library opened on June 1, 1889, in two upstairs rooms in the Handy Building, located on the north side of Eighth Street, between Main and Orange streets. In January 1890, the collection was moved to the second floor of the Loring Building. On August 16, 1901, Andrew Carnegie granted Riverside $20,000 for a library building with a capacity of 20,000 volumes. Construction began in 1902, and the result was a Mission Revival building—the work of the architectural firm of Burnham and Blieser—on the northeast corner of Seventh and Orange streets. It opened to the public on 31 July 1903, it had a 20,000-volume capacity. In mid-1909, the library was expanded with another Carnegie grant—a $15,000 project that created a children's room for the first time. Further expansions saw a Reference Wing, designed by Riverside architect G. Stanley Wilson, and the purchase use of two adjacent house. In 1961, the city voters approved a $1.7 million bond issue to construct a new downtown library building. The new library was open to the public in 1964. This White Border Era postcard, mailed in 1924, is in good condition. The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. F. W. Toogood Riverside, Calif.
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Architecture
City/Region: Riverside
Postage Condition: Posted
Brand: The Albertype Co.
State: California
Era: White Border (c. 1915-1930)
Library: Carnegie
Region: California
Country: USA
