Opening Hamilton Carnegie Public Library
Object type
Photograph
Production date
17 Feb 1908
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Opening of the 'Carnegie Library' by the Premier, Sir Joseph Ward. On the left is the original municipal chambers by now an insurance agent's office. On the right is the Hamilton Courthouse. The New Zealand flag flies at roof level on the left of the library. The photographer is on the slope of Garden Place hill. Commonly known as the public library, the building was inscribed in plaster on the frieze below the pediment with the title "Free Public Library" signifying the condition of the Carnegie grant.
Accession number
HCL_00483
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