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| Corsicana
had a literary magazine in the early 1880s and a Carnegie Library in 1904. The
library was originally built at a cost of $25,000, which put it in the middle
range of the 32 Carnegie
libraries that were originally built in Texas. |
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The
Carnegie Library in Corsicana, razed in 1967
Postcard courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
| While
the Carnegie library was razed in 1967, it still lives in the 1998 mural by Brad
Smith. This mural is a fine example of a forgotten building brought back to
life in an affordable manner. |
| Carnegie
Library Mural painted in 1998 by Brad Smith
TE Photo, 6-2000 |
| "The
Book Return"
(Mural Detail)
Boy and dog are life-sized.
TE
Photo, 6-2000 |
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While every town in Texas didn't have a Carnegie library, every town in Texas
has lost beautiful buildings. See Razed
in Texas
More of Brad Smith's murals in nearby Malakoff
Corsicana
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| Carnegie
Library
TE postcard | | For
our curious readers, the entire text follows: "This is one of the Corsicana
scenes I wanted to send you while there, and didn’t get to. Well, I guess I’m
the most unlucky girl that ever was. I went to the woodpile yesterday afternoon
for kindling and stuck a nail almost to the head in my foot. I didn’t sleep (front
of card) scarcely any last night and can hardly walk this morning. Leonard is
going to take me to school. Will be glad when morning comes. Elizabeth and I went
to Hubbard yesterday. |
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