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Original Schoolhouse and Public Library

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Title	Original Schoolhouse and Public Library
Description	Painting by Birdell Eliason depicting the first school in Mount Prospect. This structure also housed a small number of books, and, thus, served as the first "library" in Mount Prospect. The artist presented this painting as a gift to the library on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary in 1993.
Subject	Libraries -- Illinois Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History Schools -- Illinois
ProperNames	Eliason, Birdell
Participant	Mount Prospect Public Library
Date	-
Type	2-D art original
Format	canvas
Source	Early Mount Prospect Public Library History, pre-1950, 18 x 23 cm.
City	Mount Prospect
State	Illinois
Country	United States
SourceSummary	Items documenting the early history of the Mount Prospect Public Library
AcquisitionData	Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), 150 DPI, 24-bit color (16.7 million colors), Agfa Arcus II, Adobe Photoshop v.4.0
DateCreated	-
PlaceKept	Mount Prospect Public Library, Administration Archives
Language	English
CompoundDoc	No
CollectionsID	501