The Interior of the Original Lorain Public Library

Circa 1904 - 1910 / Main Library

A view of the interior reading room of the Lorain Public Library (Main Library) at its original location on West 10th street, Lorain, Ohio.

Several wooden tables with chairs are visible. A desk which may have functioned as a circulation desk is center-right in the photos. Several lamps are visible in the back center-right of the photo, and also in the front right of the photo.

In capital letters in the bottom right of the photo is the caption "LORAIN, OHIO. INTERIOR, PUBLIC LIBRARY."

The date of the photograph is unknown, but likely from the period 1904 - 1920. The photographer is unknown.

~ Lorain Public Library System, “The Interior of the Original Lorain Public Library,” Lorain County Memory, accessed June 14, 2026, https://loraincountymemory.org/items/show/2005.

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The Interior of the Original Lorain Public Library

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Lorain Public Library System

Date

Circa 1904 - 1910

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Item #2005

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Item #2005

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Lorain, Ohio