|
| Title | Toman Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1970s |
| Description | The Toman Branch Library at 4005 West 27th Street was built in 1927, and originally served a population that included many Bohemians and Czechoslovakians. A large special collection of books honoring Tomas Masaryk, first president of Czechoslovakia (1918-1935), was held by the Toman Branch. Early branch activities included the "Toman Forum, " a public programming series which drew prominent speakers to the library. In the 1970s, Toman Branch Library collections shifted to accommodate the needs of the large Mexican American community which had moved into the Little Village neighborhood. Black and white photo, 26 x 26 cm. |
| Neighborhood/Streets | South Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
Twenty-seventh Street (Chicago, Ill.)
|
| Subject.TGM1 | Public libraries
Facades
Street lights
Automobiles
|
| Subject.LCSH | Chicago Public Library -- Toman Branch -- Photographs
Library buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Design and construction -- History -- Photographs
|
| Subject.AAT | libraries (buildings)
|
| Photographer/Artist | Unknown
|
| Time Period | 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979 |
| Repository Name | Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
|
| Repository Number | PHOTOGRAPH SPE-CPL Archives Photographs Toman 1.2 |
| Collection | Chicago Public Library Archives
|
| Rights | http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php |
| Type | Digital image |
| Original Format | Architectural photographs
|
| Size | 26 x 26 cm. |
| Format | image/jpeg |
