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Over the Last 200 Years, a Small Library Became One of New York City’s Biggest Museums. A New Showcase Tells the Story ...
The statue Brooklyn by Daniel Chester French being hoisted at the Brooklyn Museum in 1964 Brooklyn Museum In 1823, civic-minded merchants met in a tavern to establish a public library, later soliciting book donations with a wheelbarrow. They aimed to …