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Chicago City Hall and Court House, ca. 1886


Title	Chicago City Hall and Court House, ca. 1886
Description	The 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/Streets	Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject.TGM1	Public libraries City & town halls Courthouses
Subject.LCSH	Chicago City Hall (Chicago, Ill.) -- Photographs Chicago Public Library -- Photographs
Subject.AAT	libraries (buildings)
Photographer/Artist	Unknown
Time Period	1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889
Repository Name	Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
Repository Number	PHOTOGRAPH SPE-CPL Archives Photographs Precc 1.1
Collection	Chicago Public Library Archives
Rights	http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php
Type	Digital image
Original Format	Architectural photographs
Size	10 x 8 in.
Format	image/jpeg
Subject.LOCAL	City Hall transportation

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