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- Carnegie Libraries of California - History, architecture and use of over 100 libraries constructed between 1902 and 1921 from funding by Andrew Carnegie. Search by city, region, architectural style, or name of architect.
carnegie-libraries.org
- Carnegie Libraries of Scotland - An illustrated guide by Gerry Blaikie to the architecture and history of libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie in Scotland.
homepage.ntlworld.com/g.blaikie
- Classic Cafes - A celebration of London's formica 50s and 60s cafes. A history explains the utilitarian minimalist context. Photographs and brief descriptions of over 100 cafes; cafes in TV and film; bibliography.
www.classiccafes.co.uk
- FHNY: Firehouse New York - Advertisement for this book by Brian McCaffrey, which is a pictorial history of the firehouse architecture in New York City, by Woodlawn Publishing.
www.fhny.org
- Parisian Department Stores, 1855-1914 - PhD thesis by Robert Proctor on the architectural history of department stores in 19th-century Paris: abstract, plan of contents, descriptions and images.
homepage.ntlworld.com/parallel/thesis
- Railroad Stations - Explore the architecture and history of railroad stations around the world. Zane Riester includes a bibliography.
members.aol.com/zacarious1/home.htm
- Rossbret UK Institutions - A gazetteer of UK workhouses and voluntary or subscription hospitals, with some asylums, orphanages, almshouses and prisons. Background information on the poor law and history of medicine.
www.rossbret.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
- The Pigeon Cote of Old - Pigeon Cote hosts a complete annotated version of Cooke's Book of Dovecotes, which is an illustrated guide. Also bibliography and links.
members.aol.com/Duiven/dovecote/dovecote.htm
- The Workhouse - Peter Higginbotham explores in depth the history of the British buildings where employment was provided for the destitute. Includes a gazetteer by country and county.
users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse
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