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1. Albany Park Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1930's Albany Park Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1930's Public libraries; Storefronts; A window display sign stating, "Borrow The Brains of the Best Writers on Your Line of Work / The Public Library Will Give You Information on Any Subject," welcomed visitors to the Albany Park Branch storefront...
2. Racine Wagon & Carriage Company, Chicago Public Library Delivery Station carriages, ca. 1890 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...
3. Ravenswood Branch Library, 2010 W. Montrose, ca. 1927 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...
4. Chicago Public Library Delivery Station at Horder's News Depot, Lake Street between 41st and 42nd Streets, Chicago Public Library Delivery Station at Horder's News Depot, Lake Street between 41st and 42nd Streets, ca. 1890s Public libraries;Carriages & coaches;Cobblestone streets; Storefronts; Business enterprises; In June 1884, the library inaugurated a new Delivery Service, establishing delivery stations in businesses such as the Horder's New Depot. Pictured here are E.Y. and Ada Horder with their children Ivy...
5. Austin Branch Library at 5642 West Lake Street, exterior view, ca. 1912 Austin Branch Library at 5642 West Lake Street, exterior view, ca. 1912 Public libraries;Storefronts; The Chicago Public Library's Austin Branch Library was opened to the public on the second floor of this business block on the city's West Side on Jan. 30, 1910. Note the prominence of "Library Building"...
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