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This legal document establishes a land swap wherein William Silkman acquired the property and building now known as Silkman House from his cousin A.B.Silkman.
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This photograph is undated, but appears to be circa 1940. Note the soot on the building facade absent from earlier and later photographs. The following is stamped on the back: "If it's a photograph remember the name Baroff. Phone 4-5135. Scranton,...
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Banner in window is mostly illegible, but the characters "SPL" appear at bottom. Brown splotches are on the negative or were added during the reproduction process.
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Photograph of Circulation Desk looking south, Albright Memorial Library. Original has matting added late 20th Century. Photograph is undated, but is likely pre-1950.
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Photograph of Front Hall, Albright Memorial Library. Original has matting added late 20th Century. Label on matting indicates 1893 date, but this is unverified.
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Though undated, this photograph appears to date from just before the building's completion. Most of the windows in the main wing have not been installed, and there is no fencing or landscaping. Two blurry figures, one near the northwestern corner...
Banquet program held at the Elk's Hall in Scranton, Pennsylvania produced by the Master Printers' Association, the Press Club, the Scranton Typographical Union, the Pressman's Union and a few more.
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"Pictured are Mrs. Jane Shaw, Children's Librarian, and Mrs. Fred Pfaff." Note that open windows indicate the lack of air conditioning. Air conditioning was installed in the early 1990's.
