Description on back of photo: "This house was purchased by The Ferguson Library in the summer of 1889 and fitted for permanent use. The library moved from here to its new building, corner of Broad and Bedford Streets, September 1911. Date of picture…
Senior Citizens come weekly to see a film and hear about books. This person is looking at a Long-Playing record (LP) by Fabienne Jacquinot, a classical composer, recorded in 1954.
This is a portrait of Andrew W. Paradise who served as the first librarian of the Ferguson Library from January 1882 to 1895. This picture was given to the library by his daughter around 1940.