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Men digging the foundation of the Ives Building. Four horses are hitched to a wagon in the center of the photo. In the background, several houses are visible on Temple Street.

An elevated view of the New Haven Free Public Library and the New Haven County Courthouse. Cars are parked along both sides of Elm Street. A streetcar is visible in the center of the street.

A corner of the former Children's Room showing the Story of Rip Van Winkle mural, painted by a team of artists led by Salvatore DeMaio in 1934.

The front of the Ives Library at 133 Elm Street. Library patrons and a worker shoveling snow are visible in front. Handwritten on reverse: "Natl Lib. Week, 1958."

A reading room in the Ives building at 133 Elm Street. Handwritten on reverse: "Eleanor Rosenfelt, Children's librarian later, at desk."

Exterior of the Ives Library building from Elm Street, near the intersection with Temple Street.

The reading room on the western side of the Ives building. Handwritten on reverse: "New Haven Public Library Open Shelf room. 1926. Florence Russell at the desk."

The exterior of the Ives library during renovation, from 1988 to 1990.

A group of children reading in the former Children's Room of the Ives Library.

The doorway to the open shelf room, or circulating collection, in the Ives building. The mural at the top of the photo was painted by Bancel LaFarge and installed in 1935. Handwritten on reverse: "Miss Florence Russell at the desk."