The Original Dayton Public Library Building

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The Original Dayton Public Library Building in Cooper Park
	First Floor Reference Desk in the old library building.
	In 1893 a museum opened on the upper floor of the Dayton Public Library. Beginning as an aggregation of hobbies and traveler's curios, it grew into a natural history museum with small collections on local history, Native Americans, foreign coins and Egyptian artifacts. It later was housed in several locations before becoming an autonomous institution now located on Deweese Parkway in Dayton.
	Dayton Public Main Library, East Reading Room in the early 1900's.
	In 1898 a group of students are about to leave on the canal boat "Shamrock" for a picnic near Taylorsville. The Dayton Library is in the background.
	Elephants bathing in the canal at the public landing in Dayton during a street carnival in 1899.
	Order Department of the Dayton Public Library in 1921.

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