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Chicago City Hall and Court House, ca. 1886
TitleChicago City Hall and Court House, ca. 1886
DescriptionThe library grew quickly, and in its search for a permanent location, a suite of 17 rooms in the Chicago City Hall became the fourth home of the Chicago Public Library. This location served as the setting for a scene in The Cliff-Dwellers, a novel by Chicago author Henry Blake Fuller. Black and white photo, 10 x 8 in.
Neighborhood/StreetsLoop (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject.TGM1Public libraries
City & town halls
Courthouses
Subject.LCSHChicago City Hall (Chicago, Ill.) -- Photographs
Chicago Public Library -- Photographs
Subject.AATlibraries (buildings)
Photographer/ArtistUnknown
Time Period1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889
Repository NameChicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
Repository NumberPHOTOGRAPH SPE-CPL Archives Photographs Precc 1.1
CollectionChicago Public Library Archives
Rightshttp://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php
TypeDigital image
Original FormatArchitectural photographs
Size10 x 8 in.
Formatimage/jpeg
Subject.LOCALCity Hall
transportation
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