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The public library in Hampton, Iowa. Dedicated in 1906, it was one of the 1,689 libraries built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie

Hampton · 1850–1939

The public library in Hampton, Iowa. Dedicated in 1906, it was one of the 1,689 libraries built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, Hampton, 1850–1939
The public library in Hampton, Iowa. Dedicated in 1906, it was one of the 1,689 libraries built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, Hampton, 1850–1939. Libraries — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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