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[Postcard of Women on a Suspended Rope]

Description: Postcard image with the text label at upper-left: "A Feature Scene from the Gainesville Community Circus. The Only Show of its Kind in the World." In the image, a horizontal rope is suspended from a post by six vertical ropes connected by hooks. Seven women are standing in between the vertical ropes, looking down and waving. They are all wearing pink costumes with short-sleeved tops and skirts over shorts. The woman at the far right of the line is holding onto the top of a rope ladder and … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Postcard of Performing Circus Horse]

Description: Postcard of an image featuring a white horse rearing on its hind legs at left, while a man standing at the right holds the lead rope and also seems to be gesturing with a pole. The horse has a decorative red halter and bands across its back with the number "1" as well as a white plumed feather on top of its head. The man is wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt and pants with yellow decorations as well as a short red cape. A second man is partially visible in the background at left, next to a l… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Postcard of Performers Posing with Elephant]

Description: Postcard featuring a child riding an elephant wearing a decorative halter and posing with its right foot on a stool and its left leg raised in the air. A woman standing to the left is posing with her right leg bent and lifted up and is holding a hook under the elephant's head. The woman, the child, and another woman in the background are all wearing costumes that include loose, sheer pants and cropped tops with capped sleeves. A man standing just behind the elephant at right is wearing loose… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Postcard of Circus Performers with Horses]

Description: Postcard featuring seven circus performers in costume posing in a group with two dark-colored horses. A man wearing clown make-up is seated cross-legged directly in front of a man wearing blue-and-gold pants with a red tailed coat who is standing between the two horses. Two women are standing to the right of the horses and two are standing to the left; they are all wearing costumes in various colors that include cropped tops with long, loose sleeves and short ruffled skirts. A third man is s… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Carnegie Library and Bookmobile]

Description: Photograph of the Bookmobile parked outside the front of Carnegie Library. The Bookmobile is parked on the right side of the street, with its front facing left. Several trees surround Carnegie Library. To the right of the library, there are other buildings.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Corner of Children's Section]

Description: Photograph of a corner in the children's section in the Carnegie Building. Several books sit on a table surrounded by chairs in the center of the image. To the left, there is a school desk. To the right, there are books on shelves. In the foreground, there are two school desks. In the background, there is a doorway leading to another room, a fireplace with a bust sculpture on the mantle, a painting above the fireplace, three school desks, and a table with a plant on it. Text below the ima… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Reference Department and Stacks]

Description: Photograph of the Reference Department and Stacks (in back of loan desk) in the Carnegie Building. Two tables with lamps on the tops and chairs surrounding them are in the center of the image; two rows of school desks are on each side of the tables. Five rows of tall shelves filled with books are to the left of the tables. In the background, there is a water fountain beside a wall to the right, shorter bookshelves, and windows above them. Text below the image says "Reference department and … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Assembly Room]

Description: Photograph of the Assembly Room in a sub-story of the Carnegie Building. Several rows of chairs are facing the background. On the left wall, there are windows; on the right wall, there is a doorway. In the background, there is a backdrop and furnace with a pipe leading into the left wall. The backdrop is a painting of trees. Text below the image says "Assembly Room in sub-story of Public Library[.] Gainesville[,] Texas. Boyd [and] Breeding."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Negro Reading Room]

Description: Photograph of Negro Reading Room in a sub-story of the Carnegie Building. Windows line the left wall, and shelves line the right wall. In the foreground, there is a desk with stationary supplies on it. A wicker basket is sitting in front of it. Behind the desk, there is a table with chairs surrounding it, and stacks of papers sitting on the top. In the background, there are shelves partially filled with books, with a glass cabinet in the center. Text below the image says "Negro Reading Ro… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Entrance and Periodical Room]

Description: Photograph of entrance and Periodical Room in the Carnegie Building. On the left, there is a bulletin board with several papers attached to it. To the right of the board, there are two columns, two benches to the right of the columns, and two school desks beside the benches; they are separated by a walkway. The walkway leads to a taller desk on the right. In the background, there are two tables with sets of chairs and a rack with hanging newspapers to the left. Behind the tables and rack, … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Loan Desk]

Description: Photograph of loan desk in the Carnegie Building. To the left, there is a tall shelf with filled with books, and a smaller shelf filled with books to the right. Beside the smaller shelf, there is a card catalog with a bust sculpture sitting on top of it. On the right of the image, there is a desk with a lamp, papers, and a plant on top of it. In the foreground, there is a table with chairs surrounding it and papers on it. In the background, there are two doorways, a painting on the wall to… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Assembly Room]

Description: Negative of the Assembly Room in a sub-story of the Carnegie Building. Several rows of chairs are facing the background. On the left wall, there are windows; on the right wall, there is a doorway. In the background, there is a backdrop and furnace with a pipe leading into the left wall. The backdrop is a painting of trees. Text below the image says "Assembly Room in sub-story of Public Library[.] Gainesville[,] Texas. Boyd [and] Breeding."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Negro Reading Room]

Description: Negative of Negro Reading Room in a sub-story of the Carnegie Building. Windows line the left wall, and shelves line the right wall. In the foreground, there is a desk with stationary supplies on it. A wicker basket is sitting in front of it. Behind the desk, there is a table with chairs surrounding it, and stacks of papers sitting on the top. In the background, there are shelves partially filled with books, with a glass cabinet in the center. Text below the image says "Negro Reading Room, in s… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Front View of Carnegie Building]

Description: Negative of front-view of Carnegie Building. The brick building is two-stories tall, with a staircase leading to a set of doors in the front. Two lamps are on both sides of the doorway. In the foreground, there is a sidewalk. In the background, there are other buildings. Text below the image says "Public Library. Gainesville[,] Texas. Gift of Andrew Carnegie. Boyd [and] Breeding."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Loan Desk]

Description: Negative of loan desk in the Carnegie Building. To the left, there is a tall shelf with filled with books, and a smaller shelf filled with books to the right. Beside the smaller shelf, there is a card catalog with a bust sculpture sitting on top of it. On the right of the image, there is a desk with a lamp, papers, and a plant on top of it. In the foreground, there is a table with chairs surrounding it and papers on it. In the background, there are two doorways, a painting on the wall to the ri… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Library Exhibit]

Description: Photograph of library exhibit at the Cooke County Fair. In the center, there is a shelf filled with books. On the right, there is a bookshelf shaped like a ladder. Above the shelves, there are two posters with a photograph of a building on each. The poster on the left has several lines spreading out from the building. The poster on the right has several lines leading to other photographs, spreading out from the building. In the foreground, there is a desk with books, papers, and a pair of… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Boyd & Breeding
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Library Exhibit]

Description: Photograph of library exhibit at the Cooke County Fair. In the center, there is a shelf filled with books. On the right, there is a bookshelf shaped like a ladder. Above the shelves, there are two posters with a photograph of a building on each. The poster on the left has several lines spreading out from the building. The poster on the right has several lines leading to other photographs, spreading out from the building. In the foreground, there is a desk with books, papers, and a pair of sciss… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Boyd & Breeding
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Library Exhibit]

Description: Photograph of a library exhibit at the Cooke County Fair. The exhibit consists of a display of books amongst figurines of trees, animals, people, and buildings. A row of plants is set behind the books and figurines. On the right side of the display, there is an American flag hanging from table. Above the display, there are several posters hanging on the wall. A banner above the posters says "Cooke County Free Library."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Library Exhibit]

Description: Photograph of a library exhibit at the Cooke County Fair. The exhibit consists of a display of books amongst figurines of trees, animals, people, and buildings. A row of plants is set behind the books and figurines. On the right side of the display, there is an American flag hanging from table. Above the display, there are several posters hanging on the wall. A banner above the posters says "Cooke County Free Library."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Mosman and Gieb Store]

Description: Photograph of Mosman and Gieb general store, a branch of the Cooke County public library system in Lindsay, Texas. A large sign above an awning on the building says "Mosman and Gieb for General Merchandise" and "Hay and Grain." One woman and two men are standing in front of the building. In the background, there is a sign on the left side of the building that says "Best Gasoline."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Bookmobile and Santa Claus]

Description: Photograph of the Cooke County Public Library Bookmobile. The dark-colored truck says "Cooke County Public Library[,] 'Read to Learn'" on the back side. Four men and one woman are standing in front of the truck; the third man is dressed as Santa Claus. They are identified as Emmitt Cameron, L. V. Henry, (Santa Claus,) Olna Boaz, and Cliff McMahon. In the background, there is a building.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Bookmobile and Santa Claus]

Description: Photograph of the Cooke County Public Library Bookmobile. The dark-colored truck says "[Co]oke County Public Library[,] 'Read to Learn'" on the back side. Four men and one woman are standing in front of the truck; the third man is dressed as Santa Claus. They are identified as Emmitt Cameron, L. V. Henry, (Santa Claus,) Olna Boaz, and Cliff McMahon. In the background, there is a building.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Rear Entrance of Bookmobile]

Description: Photograph of the rear entrance of the Bookmobile. One woman is standing in the Bookmobile. A man wearing a suit and hat and a woman wearing a dress, flower corsage, and hat are sitting in the doorway of the Bookmobile.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cooke County Library
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