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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

Beebe trowel

Item

Title
Beebe trowel
Description
A trowel used by Lucia Beebe at the 1922 cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield Massachusetts. Damien Hurlburt found the trowel while cleaning out the basement of his 26 Daniel Rd. home. The inscription on the trowel reads, “USED BY LUCIA BEEBE LAYING CORNERSTONE OF LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY WAKEFIELD MASS. MARCH 17, 1922. Lucia Beebe was the niece of Lucius Beebe (for whom the library is named) and the sister of Lucius Morris Beebe, who was famous for his high style, society journalism and interest in railroading.
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Date
2009-07-29 02:10:58
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
Tag
artifact
Beebe Library
cornerston
Damien Hurlburt
Lucia Beebe
Lucius Beebe
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
trowel
Wakefield Library
Wakefield MA
Wakefield Mass
Wakefield Massachusetts
Wakefield Public Library