| 1. |  | 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... |
| 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... |
