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Woodlawn Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1920s
Woodlawn Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1920s
TitleWoodlawn Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1920s
DescriptionBranch library service in Woodlawn began in 1915 in a one-story library that was moved into a store-front building as library use increased. Staff had to conduct library operations in the basement of the new branch library building (pictured) while finishing touches were still in progress upstairs. Black and white photo, 33 x 26 cm.
Neighborhood/StreetsWoodlawn (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject.TGM1Public libraries
Subject.LCSHLibrary buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Design and construction -- History -- Photographs
Chicago Public Library -- Woodlawn Branch -- History -- Photographs
Branch libraries -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Photographs
Subject.AATlibraries (buildings)
building sites
Photographer/ArtistUnknown
Time Period1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929
Repository NameChicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
Repository NumberPHOTOGRAPH SPE-CPL Archives Photographs Woodlawn 1.1
CollectionChicago Public Library Archives
Rightshttp://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php
TypeDigital image
Original FormatArchitectural photographs
Size13 x 10 in.
Formatimage/jpeg
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