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Mahogany bookshelves line the Art Room on the second floor of the Ives Library building, shortly after construction.

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.

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

A view looking south in the Children's Room of the newly constructed Ives building.

A view looking north in the Children's Room of the newly constructed Ives building.

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.

The reading room on the eastern side of the Ives Library building, before the books were moved in.

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."

A view of the Ives Library from Elm Street. Streetcar tracks and wires are visible in front.

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