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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Decorative object - Christmas Tree
Given to Acting Captain Austin Appleby by and internee. Used by the Appleby family for over 50 years. Originally sent out by the German Red Cross to POW's and internees in the Tatura area in 1943.Artificial Christmas tree on wooden stand decorated with bells, stars and candles, supplied to Camp 3 by the Red Cross. Inscription on original box: Weihnachtszweige Die "Goldenen Nuisse" sind gefult also knacken 15 stuch. Translation reads: Christmas branches. The "Golden Nuts" are filled, therefore crack (them). 15 pieces.christmas, appleby, red cross, camp 3, german pows, camp 3 tatura -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Functional object - Letter Opener, Circa 1918
Made by Albert Henry Rogers who served in the British Army during WW1, the grandfather of the donor. It was made as a symbol of hope as receiving letters from home gave them hope. Hence the bullet made into a letter opener is a symbol of something made to kill into something to give hope. (Transcribed from the donor's description)Small letter opener consisting of a handle made from a .303 bullet and a blade made from an unknown metal. The projectile has been split in half lengthways and the blade soldered in. The markings on the cartridge indicate that it is a Mk VII cartridge manufactured by the Royal Laboratory in 1917.Both sides of the blade have decorative engraving on them. The left side has "ARRAS" engraved on it and the right side has "1918 YPRES" engraved on it. The base of the cartridge is marked R^L 17 and VII.ypres, arras, world war 1 -
Orbost & District Historical Society
magazines, Croajingolong '67, 1967
This is the twentieth issue of the annual Orbost High School magazine. The name Croajingolong derives from the Australian Aboriginal Krauatungalung words galung, meaning "belonging to" and kraua, meaning "east". 2215.1 belonged to Mary Gilbert, a former teacher at the school. 2215.2 belonged to peter D. Roney. 2215.3 belonged to David Neal. 2215.4 belonged to Deborah Buckland.This magazine is a useful reference tool.Four copies of school magazine, Croajingolong '67 Vol. 1 No. 20 It has a white cover with black and red print. On the right hand side is a stylised drawing of two ears of corn with black letters (?) around them. (OHS?)2215.2 ; 2215.3 ; 2215.4 contain autographs in red and blue pen on both covers inside and out.croajingolong orbost-high-school -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Ledger, Letters on Suspension Bridges, 1890s
This book contains information on the building of suspension bridges and dates from the 1890s. It belonged to John William Crawley Junior, an engineer, surveyor and architect in private practice in Warrnambool and also the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1895 to 1935. The information in the book comes in the form of lectures on suspension bridge making and these were sent to John Crawley by his tutor or coach, Arnold Lilley (Lilly). Arnold Lilley was an Oxford mathematician working in Victoria and it is said that he coached or trained 95% of the municipal surveyors in Victoria in the 1890s. John Crawley has obviously had this material bound into a book and it was passed on to his son, Rolf, who was the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1935 to 1968. It then came into the possession of Michael Hand who took over the private surveying business of Rolf Crawley in Warrnambool. The Warrnambool and District Historical Society acquired the book, along with several Crawley ledgers and letter books, from the estate of Michael Hand. This book is of interest as it contains lectures and other material on the building of suspension bridges and belonged to John William Crawley Junior, an engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool for 40 years. It also is a memento of the work of Arnold Lilley who produced the material on suspension bridges and coached John Crawley in his surveying studies.This is a hard cover book with a purple cover. The cover is slightly faded. The book contains handwritten material regarding the building of suspension bridges and includes sketches, lectures on suspension bridges and pages with postage stamps on them. There are three loose pages. ‘’Letters on Suspension Bridges Arnold Lilly Esq. Coach J Wm. Crawley Pupil’john william crawley junior, warrnambool, rolf crawley, warrnambool, shire of warrnambool, arnold lilley, teacher of surveying. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, The Captain Sails, 1983-1984
CEMA Art Collection. Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition. Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984.Laminated screenprint of a child's drawing of a ship. The work is a red line drawing with "Michael" written in a child's hand. The image show a ship with a person standing on board and a flag above them which says 'ME'. On the left of the work is the sun.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: 49 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Archive - Time Capsule, n.d
Displayed in History House. Time capsule was interred in George V. Memorial, Memorial Triangle, Cliff Street. For history of object, see details in object file. Time capsule found to be roached during relocation works in the Memorial Triangle, Cliff Street in 1984.Glass jar with fragments of paper inside. Paper is in wads, with no evident ink on them. Fragments of yellow-stained glass also inside. Clay traces on jar. Paper is believed to be the signature paper interred in capsule on June 19th, 1911.Front: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Casterton, Victoria, c. 1963
Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo. Council chambers, Casterton Town Hall. Three Shire of Glenelg West Riding Councillors, sitting behind a desk. Honour board on wall behind them, with Shire of Glenelg Past Presidents, 1863 - 1963Back: Black stamp '004144 -
Burrinja Cultural Centre
Horizontal Frieze Decorative Malangan Carving, 1990s
Flat rectangular background with rounded corners at top with high relief carving of two birds on each side, with a snake between them. The head of the snake is in one beak and the tail in the other. Decorated with yellow, black, ochre and white pigments. -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car), 1922
Hotchkiss CIB Car with Harry Rand in back seat. A man is leaning against the car. Four men, with one in uniform, are at the front with a child sitting in front of them. Taken at the rear of Russell Street police station circa 1922police vehicles; hotchkiss patrol car; motor police branch; transport -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police motorcycle)
Row of Kawasakis lined up with riders standing lined up with riders standing beside them wearing full uniform including helmets and elbow length gloves. In the background there are young boys wearing Scout uniforms. Circa 1960police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; kawasaki motorcycles -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Paint Scraper, Late 19th - early 20th century
This paint scraper was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. ABOUT THE “W.R.ANGUS COLLECTION” Doctor William Roy Angus M.B., B.S., Adel., 1923, F.R.C.S. Edin.,1928 (also known as Dr Roy Angus) was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria in 1901 and lived until 1970. He qualified as a doctor in 1923 at University of Adelaide, was Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1924 and for a period was house surgeon to Sir (then Mr.) Henry Simpson Newland. Dr Angus was briefly an Assistant to Dr Riddell of Kapunda, then commenced private practice at Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, SA, where he was physician, surgeon and chemist. In 1926, he was appointed as new Medical Assistant to Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (T.F. Ryan, or Tom), in Nhill, Victoria, where his experiences included radiology and pharmacy. In 1927 he was Acting House Surgeon in Dr Tom Ryan’s absence. Dr Angus had become engaged to Gladys Forsyth and they decided he further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927. He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928, was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the on the Australian Commonwealth Line’s T.S.S. Largs Bay. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1929, in Ballarat. (They went on to have one son (Graham 1932, born in SA) and two daughters (Helen (died 12/07/1996) and Berenice (Berry), both born at Mira, Nhill ) According to Berry, her mother Gladys made a lot of their clothes. She was very talented and did some lovely embroidery including lingerie for her trousseau and beautifully handmade baby clothes. Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928 . Its first station was in the remote town of Oodnadatta, where Dr Angus was stationed. He was locum tenens there on North-South Railway at 21 Mile Camp. He took up this ‘flying doctor’ position in response to a call from Dr John Flynn; the organisation was later known as the Flying Doctor Service, then the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A lot of his work during this time involved dental surgery also. Between 1928-1932 he was surgeon at the Curramulka Hospital, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. In 1933 Dr Angus returned to Nhill and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital (a 2 bed ward at the Nelson Street Practice) from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what previously once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr Tom and his brother had worked as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He had been House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1902-1926. Dr Tom Ryan had one of the only two pieces of radiology equipment in Victoria during his practicing years – The Royal Melbourne Hospital had the other one. Over the years Dr Tom Ryan had gradually set up what was effectively a training school for country general-practitioner-surgeons. Each patient was carefully examined, including using the X-ray machine, and any surgery was discussed and planned with Dr Ryan’s assistants several days in advance. Dr Angus gained experience in using the X-ray machine there during his time as assistant to Dr Ryan. When Dr Angus bought into the Nelson Street premises in Nhill he was also appointed as the Nhill Hospital’s Honorary House Surgeon 1933-1938. His practitioner’s plate from his Nhill surgery is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. When Dr Angus took up practice in the Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan’s old premises he obtained their extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926. A large part of this collection is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. In 1939 Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool where he purchased “Birchwood,” the 1852 home and medical practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson, at 214 Koroit Street. (This property was sold in1965 to the State Government and is now the site of the Warrnambool Police Station. and an ALDI sore is on the land that was once their tennis court). The Angus family was able to afford gardeners, cooks and maids; their home was a popular place for visiting dignitaries to stay whilst visiting Warrnambool. Dr Angus had his own silk worm farm at home in a Mulberry tree. His young daughter used his centrifuge for spinning the silk. Dr Angus was appointed on a part-time basis as Port Medical Officer (Health Officer) in Warrnambool and held this position until the 1940’s when the government no longer required the service of a Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool; he was thus Warrnambool’s last serving Port Medical Officer. (Masters of immigrant ships arriving in port reported incidents of diseases, illness and death and the Port Medical Officer made a decision on whether the ship required Quarantine and for how long, in this way preventing contagious illness from spreading from new immigrants to the residents already in the colony.) Dr Angus was a member of the Australian Medical Association, for 35 years and surgeon at the Warrnambool Base Hospital 1939-1942, He served as a Surgeon Captain during WWII1942-45, in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material that dentures were made from. He then studied ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital and created cosmetically superior artificial eyes by pioneering using the intrascleral cartilage. Angus received accolades from the Ophthalmological Society of Australasia for this work. He returned to Warrnambool to commence practice as an ophthalmologist, pioneering in artificial eye improvements. He was Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist to Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He made monthly visits to Portland as a visiting surgeon, to perform eye surgery. He represented the Victorian South-West subdivision of the Australian Medical Association as its secretary between 1949 and 1956 and as chairman from 1956 to 1958. In 1968 Dr Angus was elected member of Spain’s Barraquer Institute of Barcelona after his research work in Intrasclearal cartilage grafting, becoming one of the few Australian ophthalmologists to receive this honour, and in the following year presented his final paper on Living Intrasclearal Cartilage Implants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists in Melbourne In his personal life Dr Angus was a Presbyterian and treated Sunday as a Sabbath, a day of rest. He would visit 3 or 4 country patients on a Sunday, taking his children along ‘for the ride’ and to visit with him. Sunday evenings he would play the pianola and sing Scottish songs to his family. One of Dr Angus’ patients was Margaret MacKenzie, author of a book on local shipwrecks that she’d seen as an eye witness from the late 1880’s in Peterborough, Victoria. In the early 1950’s Dr Angus, painted a picture of a shipwreck for the cover jacket of Margaret’s book, Shipwrecks and More Shipwrecks. She was blind in later life and her daughter wrote the actual book for her. Dr Angus and his wife Gladys were very involved in Warrnambool’s society with a strong interest in civic affairs. He had an interest in people and the community They were both involved in the creation of Flagstaff Hill, including the layout of the gardens. After his death (28th March 1970) his family requested his practitioner’s plate, medical instruments and some personal belongings be displayed in the Port Medical Office surgery at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and be called the “W. R. Angus Collection”. W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. Paint scraper, part of the W.R. Angus Collection. Metal blade, with wide straight, sharpened end. Wooden handle has squared end, two screws fastening blade. Blade and handle have holes made in them for hanging.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, dr w r angus, dr ryan, paint scraper, tool, scraper, household tool -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment - Scientific Object, Bunsen Burners
These items were removed from the Mt Helen Campus S-Building before refurbishment in September 2015They are made of grey metal and have orange rubber tubes attached, connecting them to gas when necessary. They have a ring of metal around the base to control the oxygen. .3) is manufactured by Analite Pty Ltd .4) is an image only.bunsen burner, laboratory, science, scientific equipment -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, Death Certificate Extract and Cremation Certificate for Amy Ellen Wieland, Thelma, (nee Wilson) Ballarat 1999
Amy Ellen Wieland (Thelma) ( nee Wilson) lived at "Stanley Park' with her daughter Pat Talbot for 2 years before retiring to Ballarat wher she died in 1999.Death certificate on blue paper with black printing Certificate of cremation on buff coloured paper with black printing.Also a letter on paper headed Byrne , Jones and Torney, Barristers and Solicitors to Pat and Don Talbot sending them the two certificates..Envelope has note: Thelma Wieland's estate and Alan Wieland's Will, but does not contain the will. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - UNKNOWN MINING PHOTOS - WINDING GEAR
Black & white photocopies (2 on the one page) of photos of winding gear. Top photo shows the winding drums with the cable on them. Bottom photo shows the winding drums and a rectangular box section with hand rails around the edges.photo, unknown mining photos, winding gear -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Letter written on blue paper and dated 27 Feb 1866. Another letter from Jas Thos Holl in reference to Bro Salter and the money that is owed to them so Holl can pay Salter his sick pay.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, commercial hotel, bro salter, jas thos holl, court foresters house -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - ARP Warden, Bentley, 1940s
These badges belonged to ARP (Air Raid Precautions) wardens. ARP was an organisation which operated during WWII and monitored the area to ensure no lights were visible from any building. Practice exercises prepared them for possible attacks.On back: 'Issued by State Emergency Council' 'Bentley'war - world war ii -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - ARP Warden, Bentley, 1940s
These badges belonged to ARP (Air Raid Precautions) wardens. ARP was an organisation which operated during WWII and monitored the area to ensure no lights were visible from any building. Practice exercises prepared them for possible attacks.On back: 'Issued by State Emergency Council' 'Bentley'war - world war ii -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of group on cart driven by two horses
Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows the extensive work and volunteering conducted on site by workers after it was turned into a heritage siteColour photograph of a group of people sitting in a long cart being driven by two horses in the Churchill Island Heritage precinct. Behind them, a group of people stand waiting for their turn. Potentially taken in 2001 at a Working Horses ExpoCatalogue number on reverse in pencil. churchill island, photograph -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: BOWLS TEAM
Photograph of a group of 20 men wearing suits nearly all of them, are three piece suits, many have fob watches. There are some lawn bowls on the grass in front of the group. The name H.J.G. Biggs is stamped on the back of the photoperson, group, bowls team, lawn bowls -
El Dorado Museum Association Inc.
Photograph (item) - Digital Image
Altering course of Reedy Creek, El Dorado. Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold & Tin Mine Company was formed in 1899. The company's first power station, located at the eastern end of the valley began operating with its 340 Kilowatt steam-powered generator. By 1909, from 2,500,000 cubic yards worked, reported recovery was 17,284 ounces of gold and 224 tons of tin ore. By 1909, Cocks Pioneer’s power plant had become inadequate and uneconomical. The barge was floated downstream about a mile, but lost time caused the operations to cease. Following testing, a new mine was established by diverting Reid's Creek at a cost of £25 000. Settling dams were built, one of which held 1,935,900 cubic feet. Sold earth banks, built against a wall of stringy bark saplings constructed and laced with vertical props, were built. In 1914, the company was reformed as Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL, another power station was constructed at the western end of the township, near the junction of Clear and Reid's Creeks. From 6,800,000 cubic yards of material processed, the returns were 64,397 ounces of gold and 855 ton of tin. Cocks Pioneer mine then moved the barge downs stream and continued sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop in values. Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL carried on large-scale hydraulic sluicing operations until 1941. Handwritten across the front: 'Altering course of creek. Eldorado'mining, gold, tin, sluicing, reedy creek, cocks pioneer, el dorado, eldorado, men, horses -
El Dorado Museum Association Inc.
Photograph - Digital Image
Cocks Pioneer Power Station No 1. Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold & Tin Mine Company was formed in 1899. The company's first power station, located at the eastern end of the valley began operating with its 340 Kilowatt steam-powered generator. By 1909, from 2 500 000 cubic yards worked, reported recovery was 17 284 ounces of gold and 224 tons of tin ore. By 1909, Cocks Pioneer’s power plant had become inadequate and uneconomical. The barge was floated downstream about a mile, but lost time caused the operations to cease. Following testing, a new mine was established by diverting Reid's Creek at a cost of £25 000. Settling dams were built, one of which held 1 935 900 cubic feet. Sold earth banks, built against a wall of stringy bark saplings constructed and laced with vertical props, were built. In 1914, the company was reformed as Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL, another power station was constructed at the western end of the township, near the junction of Clear and Reid's Creeks. From 6,800,000 cubic yards of material processed, the returns were 64 397 ounces of gold and 855 ton of tin. Cocks Pioneer mine then moved the barge downs stream and continued sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop in values. Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL carried on large-scale hydraulic sluicing operations until 1941. Handrwitten on right side of image: PIONEER MINE ELDORADO Handwritten on left side of image: AJ EVANS PHOTO / WANGARATTAmines, mining, gold, tin, gold mining, tin mining, sluicing, hydraulic mining, energy, power station, cocks pioneer, el dorado, eldorado -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
DVD, Koorie Heritage Trust et al, Blaktraks 2 : Short films, 2012
Over 8 weeks (Oct-Nov 2012) participants of the Blaktraks Arts Project explored their identity through music, stencil art, photography and video. The result is a bunch of deadly short films that tell their stories - Check them out!DVDindigenous filmmakers, koorie heritage trust, storyscape -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Horse Drawn Scoop
Used by Mr. Livermore, Snr, and his brothers to construct dams on their properties and for neighbours. It was filled by raising the wooden handle slightly so that the cutting edge bit into the earth. It was tipped by raising the handles higher so that the cutting edge bit in so deeply that the scoop was rotated and emptied.Horse drawn earth moving scoop used for construction of dams, irrigation channels, roads, etc on a farm, orchard, or roads, or where earth needs to be moved. Scoops had no tipping mechanism and needed considerable effort to empty them.rural industry, agriculture, transport, roads -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, Fac-Simile Chromo Litho Art Studio, 1886 (Approximate)
Presented to R. Snart, who was an early settler at Browns Plains, Rutherglen Shire.Framed print, coloured, of painting depicting Britannia with two attendants and assorted British Colonial women, border in aqua with names of colonies in heart shaped shields (40 of them). Brown polished timber frame with gold painted insert.In main painting: "Colonial and Indian / Exhibition / London 1886" On border on white background: "Presented / With a Commemorative Medal / To Robert Snart" RH side of white background: (signature) "Executive President" (signature) "Secretary to the Royal Commission"colonial exhibition, indian exhibition, royal commission, robert snart, britannia -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, Semco Series, The Park, Rutherglen, 1910 to 1912
Black and white photograph on a post card, with brown border, showing the Rutherglen Park, with a view of the weir and Lake King in the background. In the foreground is the bridge over the weir out-fall, with two ladies on the bridge, one of them holding a baby.rutherglen park, lake king, water storage -
Wangaratta High School
WHS Information pamphlet, 1989
Cream booklet with three navy stripes, a WHS logo and text reading HANDBOOK for PARENTS WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL. This booklet is given to parents to provide them with introductory information about the school when their child begins attending as a student.HANDBOOK for PARENTS WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: ABORIGINAL MEN
Copy of a black and white photo of three Aboriginal men putting out a camp fire by peeing on it. A boy is watching them. Printing in the bottom right corner reads: Trans Continental Railway - 1945. Blackfellows putting out a fire.photo, group, male, peter ellis collection, trans continental railway 1945, aborigines -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Gibson North Island Bed, 2017
(1) Hand-drawn plan of the Gibson North Island Bed with plants, numbers of them, flowering period and season. Scale 1:50. (2) Gibson plant selection and design principals (sic). Colour photographs of some of the plants.gibson north, flower beds, planting -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Linton Brass Band, undated
Sepia photograph of a group of men wearing suits and hats, most holding a brass instrument, one a drum, in an outdoor setting with children beside and behind them. Photograph has been mounted onto a piece of dark grey card.linton brass band, muscians -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Black and white, c.1973
This photograph shows the interior of a library filled with books.Black and white photograph showing two small bookshelves with picture books on them next to half a desk and chair. Above the bookshelves are several rolled up items. Stacked on top of the wall are dozens of books with spines facing inwardslibrary, libraries