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5. Children's Room, Main Library (1)

Children's Room, Main Library (1)
Date:
1953-06
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Children and staff in children's room. Janie M. Smith seated at table.

6. Catalog room, Main Library (1)

Catalog room, Main Library (1)
Date:
1953
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Catalog room from one side. Charleston Free Library."

7. Circulation desk, Main Library (1)

Circulation desk, Main Library (1)
Date:
1951-01-17
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Miss Rachel Raisin at Circ. desk. Jan. 17, 1951."

8. Book discussion at Main Library, 1949

Book discussion at Main Library, 1949
Date:
1949-12
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Dec. 1949. Public Books discussion, Main building. Monthly public books discussions of current and controversial books."

9. Book discussion at Main Library, 1950s

Book discussion at Main Library, 1950s
Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Left to right: Miss Clair Goldberg, Miss Nancy McBride, Miss Ruth Williams, Lt. Russell Goodacre, Miss Louise R. Perry, Mr. J. Kinloch Rivers, Mrs. Stephen L. Stulman, Mrs. DuBose Blakeney (in dark dress, making gestures), Mrs. Mary Dipon Long, Mr. William A. Pease, Jr. (in foreground), Mr. Harold Wade (top of head showing). Tuesday night Great Books group. Charleston Free Library. Main building. "

10. Book discussion at Main Library, 1952

Book discussion at Main Library, 1952
Date:
1952-10-08
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "3rd year Main building. Great books group. Meets every other Wed. night at 7:30 p.m., for 2 hours. Group was discussing John Locke, selections from 'Essay Conc. Human Understanding.' Oct. 8, 1952. As seated around table they are: Mrs. Nickerson, Miss Triest, Mrs. Hyde, Mrs. Thatcher, Mrs. Hodges, Dr. Hodges, Mr. McLaughlin, Miss Sanders, Mrs. McLaughlin, Mr. [-], Mrs. Cantey, Mr. Mack. Main building Wed. group. Old picture. This group now completing 5th great books readings. Charleston (S.C.) County Free Library."

11. Book discussion at Main Library,1953

Book discussion at Main Library,1953
Date:
1953-11-09
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Speakers Mrs. John W. Dunn, Capt. Frank M. Durham, Mr. E. Bernard Hester. Main building. Charleston County Free Library (S.C.) Public book discussion. Nov. 9, 1953."

12. Children's Room, Main Library (2)

Children's Room, Main Library (2)
Date:
1953-06
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Children and staff in children's room. Janie M. Smith seated at table.

13. Circulation desk, Main Library (2)

Circulation desk, Main Library (2)
Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Circulation Desk area. Charleston Free Library. All of following are here: Charging desk - books checked in, checked out, * shelves (fine editions collection), R collection (South Carolina collection), microfilm machine, work table, 2 book trucks for books, stove, registration files, registration desk, files for book cards. Circulation desk. 94 Rutledge Avenue. Rachel M. Raisin checking books out for borrowers."

18. Catalog room, Main Library (2)

Catalog room, Main Library (2)
Date:
1953
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Catalog room from other side. Mrs. Carrol James. Charleston Free Library."

21. Exterior view, Main Library (3)

Exterior view, Main Library (3)
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Exterior view of building showing intersection of Rutledge Avenue and Montagu Street.

22. Circulation desk, Main Library (3)

Circulation desk, Main Library (3)
Date:
1967-08
Description:
Main Library, 404 King Street. Caption on back: "The busy circulation desk at the Main building also handles registration records and other central records for the library system. Aug. 1967."

24. Children's Room, Main Library (3)

Children's Room, Main Library (3)
Date:
1940-1949
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Children's room. 94 Rutledge. Sometime in the 40s."

25. Exterior view, Main Library (4)

Exterior view, Main Library (4)
Date:
1960-1969
Description:
Main Library, 404 King Street. Caption on back: "Main library building, the hub of the library system. Taken from King St. side showing King St. and Marion Square sides. 404 King St. on Marion Square. An old photograph."

26. Circulation desk, Main Library (4)

Circulation desk, Main Library (4)
Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Interior view looking over Circulation desk into the reading room and showing staff and patrons.

28. Story hour outside, Main Library (9)

Story hour outside, Main Library (9)
Date:
1943-12
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. View of children sitting in the yard with adults. Seated in front of children is Janie M. Smith.

29. Four adults seated on front steps of Main Library

Four adults seated on front steps of Main Library
Date:
1957-05-21
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Planning the summer Vacation-in-Ideas discussion series at the Charleston County Free Library to begin Tuesday night, May 21, 1957, are, left to right, Mrs. Marion P. Lelong, […], Dr. Leon S. Kind, […], Mrs. Thomas N. Blockwick, [...], and William A. Pease, Jr., [...]."

30. Interior view, St Andrews Homes Branch Library

Interior view, St Andrews Homes Branch Library
Date:
1956-04-02
Description:
St. Andrews Homes Branch Library, West Ashley. Caption on back: "Apr. 2 1956. l. to r. Mrs. John Evans Byrd, Mr. Byrd, and Martha Byrd, seated, checks out books for her parents and brother, John Evans Byrd, Jr., at the St. Andrew's Homes branch of the County Library, Charleston, South Carolina. Martha is so interested in books she volunteers her time every Thursday from 3 to 6 o'clock, when the branch library is open, to help Mrs. Pauls (left) of the county library staff, by shelving and checking out books. Byrd family."

32. Interior view, West Ashley Branch Library

Interior view, West Ashley Branch Library
Date:
1967
Description:
West Ashley Branch Library, 45 Windermere Boulevard. Interior view of staff and patrons using facility. Caption on back: "West Ashley Branch, 1967. Elizabeth H. Allen, Librarian at circulation desk. Used in County's annual report, 1967."

35. Biography room, Main Library

Biography room, Main Library
Date:
1953-01
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Emily Sanders standing between stacks. Caption on back: "Biography room. Jan. 1953. Charleston Free Library."

37. Book discussion at Cooper River Memorial Library

Book discussion at Cooper River Memorial Library
Description:
Cooper River Memorial Library, 3503 Rivers Avenue. Caption on back: "Great Books group, Monday night group, Cooper River Memorial library branch Charleston (S.C.) County Free Library."

39. Middle office and book stacks, Main Library

Middle office and book stacks, Main Library
Date:
1953-01
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Jan. 1953. Mrs. Koopman's middle office and stacks. Mrs. H. R. Sass, Jr., Mrs. K. H. Koopman."

41. Interior view showing both levels from second floor,Main Library

Interior view showing both levels from second floor,Main Library
Date:
1960-1969
Description:
Main Library, 404 King Street. Caption on back: "Looking down from second floor into S. C. Room, and into general reading area showing record-listening tables. Charleston County Library, 404 King St. on Marion Square, Charleston, S.C. New main building opened for service 28 Nov. 1960."

44. Exterior view, Mt Pleasant (Village) Branch Library

Exterior view, Mt Pleasant (Village) Branch Library
Description:
Village Branch Library, 430 Whilden Street, Mt. Pleasant. Caption on back: "Mount Pleasant, S.C. branch of the Charleston Free Library. New building to replace one in bad repair completed in 1948."

45. Card catalog and reading room, Main Library

Card catalog and reading room, Main Library
Date:
1953-01
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Congested area back of charging desks. Charleston Free Library. Jan. 1953. S.C. and Charleston reference collection, microfilm reading machine, registration file, stove, etc."

46. Work station near card catalog, Main Library

Work station near card catalog, Main Library
Date:
1960-1969
Description:
Main Library, 404 King Street. Caption on back: "Under the supervision of department head Miss Elizabeth Woogart[…] the technical processes department uses time-saving machin[…] and work simplification methods for the processing of book[...] the library system. Technical Processing Dept."

47. Invocation, dedication ceremony, Cooper River Memorial Library

Invocation, dedication ceremony, Cooper River Memorial Library
Date:
1949-01-23
Description:
Cooper River Memorial Library, 3503 Rivers Avenue, dedication ceremony. Caption on back: "Memorial Lib. Rev. A. McKay Brabham, Jr. Pastor of North Chas. Methodist Church. Giving the invocation or opening prayer."

49. Dedication ceremony, Cooper River Memorial Library

Dedication ceremony, Cooper River Memorial Library
Date:
1949-01-23
Description:
Cooper River Memorial Library, 3503 Rivers Avenue, dedication ceremony. Caption on back: "Miss Mary V. McBee. President of Charleston County Library and Head of Ashley Hall. Giving an address of thanks for the new library."

52. Janitor's closet, Main Library

Janitor's closet, Main Library
Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Interior view showing the janitor's closet, which was used to store newspapers and some gifts.

58. Librarians entering Main Library

Librarians entering Main Library
Date:
1950
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Interior view of three librarians entering front door. Caption on back: "Librarians."

59. Exhibit inside Main Libray

Exhibit inside Main Libray
Date:
1950
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Home and Sport shows. Fall 1950. Library exhibit."

60. Exterior view of portico, Main Library

Exterior view of portico, Main Library
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Exterior view of building showing portico. Caption on back: "From Miss Janie Smith. Charleston Free Library. Charleston, South Carolina."

61. Family reading at Main Library

Family reading at Main Library
Date:
1955-12-17
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on front: "Mrs. Nathan Rosen and children."

63. Front room, Main Library

Front room, Main Library
Date:
1951-01-17
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Picture taken Jan. 17, 1951. Miss Margaret Mosimann at Ref.desk. Front room to right of door as enter."

64. Front gate, Main Library

Front gate, Main Library
Date:
1943-09
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption: "Front gate of library. Sept. 1943."

67. Staff outside Main Library

Staff outside Main Library
Date:
1943-12
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption: "Miss Hargrove, Mr. Walker, and Miss Sanders of the Staff. Dec. 1943." Emily Sanders is in the middle of group.

68. WAVE standing outside Main Library

WAVE standing outside Main Library
Date:
1943
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. WAVE in uniform standing outside library. Caption: "Miss Dorothy Dingley."

70. Staff meeting, Main Library

Staff meeting, Main Library
Date:
1967-08-26
Description:
Main Library, 404 King Street. Staff meeting; head librarian Emily Sanders seated behind desk.

71. Staff work room, Main Library

Staff work room, Main Library
Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Magazines, mimeograph machine, books to be labelled, etc. Charleston Free Library."

72. Stairwell of Main Library

Stairwell of Main Library
Date:
1935-1939
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Interior view showing magazine racks and stairwell. Caption on back: "1930s."

73. Mending room, Main Library

Mending room, Main Library
Date:
1953-01
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Mending room, Charleston Free Library, Jan. 1953."

74. Reader on porch, Main Library

Reader on porch, Main Library
Date:
1943-09
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption: "Reader on porch of library. Sept. 1943."

75. Reading room, Main Library

Reading room, Main Library
Date:
1935-1939
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Interior view, showing work tables and book stacks.

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