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monmouth4

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4. Truly stunning, I loved the stained glass windows. The librarian seems a welcoming fellow

Reply to rsdsharp (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 6, 2017, 03:15 PM

Mar 2017

and that does add to the overall ambiance of the library. I'm going to watch again because I sort of missed the part of how those first books arrived. Thank you so much for posting it.

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Side by side photos from Des Moines [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 OP

That's just because the weather in Iowa is so much better The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #1

That truly is a beautiful building though. Wow..n/t monmouth4 Mar 2017 #2

In some ways it's nicer inside rsdsharp Mar 2017 #3

Truly stunning, I loved the stained glass windows. The librarian seems a welcoming fellow monmouth4 Mar 2017 #4

Your welcome! rsdsharp Mar 2017 #5

Wait a minute. The Iowa Capitol has a Gutenberg Bible? A real one? mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #8

It's been a number of years since I've been in the library, rsdsharp Mar 2017 #9

Different time of day! royable Mar 2017 #6

+1 progressoid Mar 2017 #7