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Austin Branch Library, exterior view, ca. early 1930s
TitleAustin Branch Library, exterior view, ca. early 1930s
DescriptionIn 1928, the Austin Branch Library was relocated to a building at 5615 West Race, which was renovated in the late 1970's. The Henry W. Austin Branch's facade includes a semicircular arched doorway in the Greek and Roman tradition with mullioned windows flanked by four Corinthian columns. Pictured here are the "Friends of the Austin Branch Library" standing at the building's majestic entrance. Black and white photo, 8 x 10 in.
Neighborhood/StreetsAustin (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject.TGM1Public libraries
Facades
Doors & doorways
People
Subject.LCSHChicago Public Library -- Austin Branch -- Photographs
Subject.AATbranch libraries
libraries (buildings)
Photographer/ArtistUnknown
Time Period1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939
Repository NameChicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
Repository NumberPHOTOGRAPH SPE-CPL Archives Photographs Austin 1.6
Languageeng;
CollectionChicago Public Library Archives
Rightshttp://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php
TypeDigital image
Original FormatArchitectural photographs
Size8 x 10 in.
Formatimage/jpeg
Subject.LOCALportrait & family photographs
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