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Site of the Chicago Public Library, Central Library, looking north from Washington Street, ca. 1890
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| Title | Site of the Chicago Public Library, Central Library, looking north from Washington Street, ca. 1890 |
| Description | There were boardwalks surrounding Dearborn Park. Trolley car tracks can be seen on Washington Street. Controversy and legal squabbles troubled the efforts to build a permanent home for the Chicago Public Library. The search became a high priority in the late 1880's. Frederick Hild, Chief Librarian at the time, campaigned to move the library from its quarters in City Hall to a lot fronting Michigan Ave. The architectural firm of Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge won a building design competition and construction began. Black and white photo, 36 x 28 cm. |
| Neighborhood/Streets | Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
Randolph Street (Chicago, Ill.)
Washington Street (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Subject.TGM1 | Progress photographs
Public libraries
Carts & wagons
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| Subject.LCSH | Chicago Public Library -- History
Hild, Frederick
Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge
Library buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Design and construction -- History -- Photographs
Michigan Avenue (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- Photographs
Washington Street (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- Photographs
Michigan, Lake
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| Subject.AAT | building sites
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| Photographer/Artist | Unknown
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| Time Period | 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899 |
| Repository Name | Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
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| Repository Number | PHOTOGRAPH CEN-CC1.2 |
| Language | eng; |
| 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 | 14 x 11 in. |
| Format | image/jpeg |
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