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Austin Library Association Building, exterior view, 1888
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| Title | Austin Library Association Building, exterior view, 1888 |
| Description | The Austin neighborhood, named for the Honorable Henry W. Austin, came into existence in the mid-19th century as an independent village seven miles west of Chicago. At the time that this photograph was taken, the Austin Library Association Building contained club rooms, a public hall and village library rooms. The building, constructed in the Queen Anne style, with wrap-around porches on the first and second floors, was also home to the Oaks Club. The Austin Community Collection, held in the Library's Special Collections & Preservation Division, includes materials on Henry W. Austin, as well as the Bassett, Burkhart, Braucher, Hankinson, Moore and Race families. Black and white photo, 7 x 5 in. |
| Neighborhood/Streets | Austin (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Subject.TGM1 | Public libraries
Clubhouses
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| Subject.LCSH | Austin Library Association Building (Chicago, Ill.) -- Photographs
Chicago Public Library -- Photographs
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| Subject.AAT | branch libraries
libraries (buildings)
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| Photographer/Artist | Unknown
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| Date of Original | 1888 |
| Time Period | 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889 |
| Repository Name | Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
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| Repository Number | PHOTOGRAPH SPE-CPL Archives Photographs Austin 1.1 |
| Collection | Chicago Public Library Archives
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| Rights | http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php |
| Type | Digital image |
| Original Format | Architectural photographs
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| Size | 7 x 5 in. |
| Format | image/jpeg |
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