Browse Items (6 total)

  • Collection: Library History 1900-1949

katharine_berkey_portrait.jpg
A painted portrait of Katherine Berkey, the second librarian hired as head of the Buena Park Library. Mrs. Berkey served from 1924 to 1946

library_building_wpa_1935.jpg
A view of the new Buena Park Library building, constructed with funding from the Works Progress Administration, circa 1935.

warren_store_temp_library_bldg_2.jpg
The Warren Store building, located near the Southern Pacific Depot, in 1917. The building, owned by H.E. Warren, temporarily housed the first library collection in Buena Park.

hasson_residence_temp_library_bldg_1.jpg
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Hasson, located at 7611 10th Street, where library books were stored after the closing of the Lily Creamery, in 1907.

library_building_bungalow.jpg
A view of the first Buena Park Library District building, located at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Court Street, circa 1920.
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