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Astor Library (now The Public Theater) ยท 425 Lafayette Street
Astor Library (now The Public Theater)
Astor Library (now The Public Theater)
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IMAGE DATE1907
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New York's first major library, the Astor Library, founded on Lafayette Street with money donated by financier John Jacob Astor. The Astor is one of three private libraries that merged to form the New York Public Library in 1895.

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