Item Info
Item No: pdcf00435
Title: Richmond Branch
Additional Title: Interior view of the Richmond Branch, 1966
Historic Street Address:
2987 Almond Street
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
The Richmond Branch (originally called the Port Richmond Branch) first opened in 1897, as a “Travelling Library,” in a store at 2965 Richmond Street. In 1898, the library became an official Free Library branch, and was moved to the second floor of the nearby Mutual Hall Association.
The current location of the Richmond Branch opened in 1910, becoming the 11th Andrew Carnegie-funded branch of the Free Library. This 1966 view shows the completed renovations to the interior, including new linoleum flooring, fluorescent lighting, walls and woodwork painted a light color, and a new circulation desk and staff room (on the extreme right).
The Richmond Branch serves the Richmond and Port Richmond communities.
Creation Year: 1966
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.108560
Geocode Latitude:39.982992
Creator Name: Lawrence S. Williams, Inc. - Photographer