Modern Federal · Libraries

The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library in Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Maine · 1850–1939

The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Maine, 1850–1939
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Maine, 1850–1939. Libraries — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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