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Mary E. Busey
Portrait of Mary E. Bowen Busey
Joseph W. Royer
Portrait of architect Joseph Royer taken for 1910 Elk's Convention in Urbana
Joseph Oscar Cunningham
Portrait of Joseph Oscar Cunningham (1830-1917). Upon his death, Cunningham left his library of 300+ books of American history to the soon-to-be opened Samuel T. Busey Memorial Library.
Tags: 2018, Exhibit, Library History, Photograph, Portrait, Urbana
Ida B. Haines
Ida B. Haines, early 20th century
Grandma Goodrich's Home
Photo of Grandma Goodrich's Home from the early 20th century. This home sat on the current site of The Urbana Free Library, at 201 W. Elm St.
Gill Building
Photo of the Gill Building aka the Knowlton and Bennett Building, 135 W. Main St.
George McKinley Bennett
George McKinley Bennett (1863-1955) was key member and organizer of the Urbana Association of Commerce. In 1907, this association pushed for the construction of a new library building in Urbana, which ultimately became the Samuel T. Busey Memorial…
Frederick E. Eubeling
Image of Frederick E. Eubeling (1841-1911). Eubeling was one of the founding member of The Urbana Free Library and worked in the library during the 1890s when it was in the City Building.
Frank Jaques
Frank Jaques (1839-1896) came to Urbana in 1858. He was a lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and early supporter of the library
Cunningham Bookplate
This bookplate was placed in all the books donated to the Samuel T. Busey Memorial Library from Joseph Cunningham