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BALTIMORE, USA - APRIL, 30 2014 Books Shelf inside a library Antique and rare Books inside The Peabody Library building, opened in 1878, was designed by Baltimore architect Edmund G. Lind ; Shutterstock ID 349835384; GL: 65050; netsuite: Lonely Planet Online Editorial; full: Best libraries in the US; name: Brian Healy
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BALTIMORE, USA - APRIL, 30 2014 Books Shelf inside a library Antique and rare Books inside The Peabody Library building, opened in 1878, was designed by Baltimore architect Edmund G. Lind ; Shutterstock ID 349835384; GL: 65050; netsuite: Lonely Planet Online Editorial; full: Best libraries in the US; name: Brian Healy
349835384
bookcase, bookshelf, education, educational, jerusalem, jewish, law, learn, library, literature, middle, old, publishing, read, row, shelf, study, university, wall, western, wisdom

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