{"id":104,"date":"2021-10-01T15:40:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T19:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.gp.lib.mi.us\/wordpress\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2024-02-08T10:58:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T15:58:29","slug":"gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitize.gp.lib.mi.us\/wordpress\/index.php\/gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical Library Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\"Interior<\/a>
Interior of the Grosse Pointe
Village Library, July 1929.  A
remodeled six room cottage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The interior of the Grosse
Pointe Shores Library, circa
1930.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Exterior of the Grosse Pointe
Shores Municipal building, circa
1930.  A small library occupied
one room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sign outside the Grosse Pointe
branch of the Wayne County 
Library System, circa 1931 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Grosse Pointe Village
branch of the Wayne County
Library System, May 1931<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interior of the Village Library
April 1931.  The collection
contained 3,000 volumes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interior of the Village Library,
May 1931<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interior of the Grosse Pointe
Park Library in the basement
of the Municipal Building, 
April 22, 1931.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Exterior of the Grosse Pointe
Farms Center, September
26, 1939.  A small library
occupied one room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Architectural rendering of the
new Grosse Pointe Park Library
(right) from the dedication
brochure, October 1, 1939<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interior of the Grosse Pointe
Park Library, 1939  The collection
consisted of 10,187 books.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interior of the Grosse Pointe 
Park Library, 1939.  It contained
space for 15,00 volumes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interior of the Grosse Pointe
Farms Center Library, circa
1939<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Architectural rendering of the
proposed Grosse Pointe Central
Library, circa 1949<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Construction begins on the new
Grosse Pointe Central branch
at Kercheval and Fisher, 1949<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Exterior of the newly completed
Grosse Pointe Woods branch,
1950<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interior of the Grosse Pointe
Woods branch, 1950<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The new Central branch nearing
completion, 1950<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Grosse Pointe Park Branch after the
lighting upgrade, January 18, 1952<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Grosse Pointe Park Branch after the
lighting upgrade, January 18, 1952.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Charging Desk of the Central
branch, circa 1953<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Exterior of the Grosse Pointe
Central branch, circa 1953<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Adult Reading Room of the
Central branch, circa 1953<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Administrative area, Central
branch, circa 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Director’s Office, Central
branch, circa 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Front entrance of the Central
branch at night, 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Main Room of the Grosse
Pointe Central Library from
the Charging Desk, circa 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Staff Lounge, Central
branch, circa 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Reference Room, Central
branch, 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Friend’s Room, Central
branch, circa 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Friend’s Room, Central
branch, circa 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Conference Room, Central
branch, circa 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Conference Room, Central
branch, circa 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Adult Reading Room, Central
branch, circa 1954.  The History
of Writing mural was a gift from
The Friends of the Library. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Children’s Room, Central
branch, circa 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Central branch from Fisher Avenue,  mid-1950s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Circulation Department work
room, Central branch, 1959s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interior of the Grosse Pointe
Woods branch at Christmas,
circa 1980<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Reference Room, Central
branch, 1980<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Architectural model for a
proposed auditorium addition
to the Central branch, Mid-1980s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Proposed auditorium addition
(“The Circle”) to the Central
branch,  Mid-1980s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Proposed auditorium addition
to the Central branch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Main Room of the Central
branch, circa 1990. The first
computer is visible on the
public service desk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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