| 1. |  | Ravenswood Branch Library, 2010 W. Montrose, ca. 1927 | Public libraries; Women; Librarians; Workers; Storefronts | In 1927, the Chicago Public Library opened its first branch in Ravenswood. The library, however, had been offering books to the community through delivery and deposit stations since shortly after the area... |
| 2. |  | Racine Wagon & Carriage Company, Chicago Public Library Delivery Station carriages, ca. 1890 | Public libraries;Carriages & coaches;Wagons;Horses;Cobblestone streets; Storefronts; Business enterprises; | As Chicago's reconstruction after the Great Fire of 1871 progressed and residential districts extended further from the downtown area, it became apparent to the library's directors that the Chicago Public... |
