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   Earthquake damage to the Carnegie Library building.
 


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Caption:   Earthquake damage to the Carnegie Library building (1906). The Carnegie Library building, located at the corner of Broadway and Jefferson Avenue, was built in 1905 with a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. The building was partially destroyed by the 1906 earthquake, but the Carnegie Foundation gave Redwood City another $6,000 to rebuild the library. The building was used as a library until 1939. During World War II, the building was used by the Red Cross. The building was torn down in 1948.
     
Photo Date:   1906
     
OwningLibrary:
   Redwood City Public Library
     
Subjects:  

Public Buildings -- Redwood City, CA

Libraries -- Redwood City, CA

Earthquakes -- Redwood City, CA
 
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