Mercantile Library Company (Philadelphia)
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title:
Mercantile Library Company (Philadelphia)
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The Mercantile Library Company was a library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, that operated from 1821 to 1989. Like other "Mercantile Libraries" of the era, it was originally a subscription library focused on serving merchants, but gradually shifted focus over time to serve more as a public library, and ultimately became a freely-accessible branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The library moved to three different locations during its 168 years of existence, but only the third
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Library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. (1821–1989)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantile_Library_Company_(Philadelphia)
date created:
2010-12-18T12:43:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T02:43:19Z
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