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1.		Traveling Branch from the Legler [Regional] Library, ca. 1960s	Public libraries	Legler Library operated two bookmobiles, one called the "Mini-Van" and the other the "Traveling Branch." In the early 1970s, these bookmobiles made regular stops on the West Side. Black and white photo,...

2.		Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, exterior view, ca. 1979	Public libraries; Street lights;Facades; Doors & doorways;	The Chicago Public Library Regional Library at 95th and Halsted Streets was named in honor of Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950), a historian, educator and author who was born in New Canton, Virginia, the son...

3.		Chicago Public Library Bookmobile Service, ca. 1940	Public libraries	The Legler Regional Library's experimental trailer service began on April 19, 1940, and was staffed by two librarians, Irmgard Bradley and Catherine Vitha. This new method of delivery used a small trailer...

4.		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...

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