The building opened that year, the photo looks like the exterior construction is complete, but the building may not yet be occupied.
Demolished in 1959.
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circa 1908
date QS:P,+1908-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection via Library of Congress website [Category:New Orleans Public Library former main building, Lee Circle]. Converted from TIFF to .jpg, border cropped, and slight contrast adjusted before uploading to Wikimedia Commons.
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Unnamed photographer for Detroit Publishing Company
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