A small-town library building, apparently of brick or stone with a gabled entrance, stands behind a dense row of shade trees along a street; the caption identifies it only as the "Public Library." No town name appears on the front, so the specific institution cannot be determined from this scan. The view is typical of the Carnegie-era public library buildings erected in hundreds of American communities between the 1890s and the 1920s.
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Minnie Raymer
From
Mrs Drusilla Brice
319-W-2nd St
Perry, Iowa
Minnie Raymer
Coarse monochrome halftone screen; caption printed in white at lower right; no border or publisher imprint visible on front.
No readable postmark. Divided-back 'POST CARD' scroll design with STAMP HERE box; printed caption for Nebraska City's Public Library (built 1896); imprint The Press Ptg. Co., Nebr. City. Light soiling, faint pencil writing.
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Public library building behind trees, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/public-library-building-behind-trees. Accessed October 25, 2026.
