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1888 (1)
1977-10-03 (1)

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1. Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, October 3, 1977 Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, October 3, 1977 Public libraries; Facades; Facades; Traffic signs & signals; Automobiles; After nearly 70 years of continuous service with only minimal maintenance repairs, the Chicago Public Library's central library building was showing signs of age: space was inadequate for the large book...
2. Hild Regional Library, 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, ca. 1981 Hild Regional Library, 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, ca. 1981 Public libraries; Facades Hild Regional Library opened in April 1931, as the second regional library in the Chicago Public Library system. An innovation of Chief Librarian Henry Legler, regional libraries were designed to serve...
3. Toman Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1970s Toman Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1970s Public libraries; Facades; Street lights; Automobiles 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...
4. Austin Library Association Building, exterior view, 1888 Austin Library Association Building, exterior view, 1888 Public libraries; Clubhouses; The Austin neighborhood, named for the Honorable Henry W. Austin, came into existence in the mid-19th century as an independent village seven miles west of Chicago. At the time that this photograph was...
5. Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, exterior view, ca. 1985 Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, exterior view, ca. 1985 Public libraries;Facades; Chicago Public Library's regional library for the North Side was named for Conrad Sulzer (1804-1873), who immigrated to Chicago from Switzerland and was one of the earliest known settlers of the Lake View...
6. Austin Branch Library, exterior detail, ca. 1928 Austin Branch Library, exterior detail, ca. 1928 Public libraries; Facades; Doors & doorways; In 1928, the Austin Branch Library was relocated to a building at 5615 West Race, which was renovated in the late 1970's. Among the Austin Branch's special collections are a Tool Lending Collection, the...
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