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Book room in the Old Water Tank, ca. 1873
Book room in the Old Water Tank, ca. 1873
TitleBook room in the Old Water Tank, ca. 1873
DescriptionMeasuring 58 feet in diameter and 28 feet high, the Book Room in the water tank was originally able to accommodate 3, 157 volumes. Its most important feature, however, was that it was fireproof. Black and white art reproduction of a woodcut, 8 x 10 in.
Neighborhood/StreetsLoop (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject.TGM1Public libraries
Water tanks
Reading rooms
Subject.LCSHChicago Public Library -- History
Library buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
Photographer/ArtistUnknown
Time Period1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879
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
Size8 x 10 in.
Formatimage/jpeg
Subject.LOCALwater tank
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