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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. 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"...
3. 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...
4. Austin Branch Library, exterior view, ca. early 1930s Austin Branch Library, exterior view, ca. early 1930s Public libraries; Facades; Doors & doorways; People; In 1928, the Austin Branch Library was relocated to a building at 5615 West Race, which was renovated in the late 1970's. The Henry W. Austin Branch's facade includes a semicircular arched doorway in the...
5. Book room in the Old Water Tank, ca. 1873 Book room in the Old Water Tank, ca. 1873 Public libraries; Water tanks; Reading rooms; Measuring 58 feet in diameter and 28 feet high, the Book Room in the water tank was originally able to accommodate 3,157 volumes. Its most important feature, however, was that it was fireproof. Black and...
6. Chicago City Hall and Court House, ca. 1886 Chicago City Hall and Court House, ca. 1886 Public libraries; City & town halls; Courthouses; The library grew quickly, and in its search for a permanent location, a suite of 17 rooms in the Chicago City Hall became the fourth home of the Chicago Public Library. This location served as the setting...
7. Chicago Public Library Bookmobile Service, ca. 1940 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...
8. Chicago Public Library Central Library, exterior view, ca. 1900 Chicago Public Library Central Library, exterior view, ca. 1900 Public libraries; Facades; Doors & doorways; On Monday, October 11, 1897, the Chicago Public Library Central Library opened its doors to the public and a 24 year dream of a permanent home for the Chicago Public Library became a reality. The building,...
9. 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...
10. Construction Site of the Chicago Public Library Central Library, March 25, 1894 Construction Site of the Chicago Public Library Central Library, March 25, 1894 Progress photographs;Public libraries; This view, taken from Michigan Avenue, shows the Chicago Public Library, Central Library, under construction. Black and white photo, 12 x 10 in.
11. Hardin Square Branch Library, ca. 1930s Hardin Square Branch Library, ca. 1930s Public libraries; Sports & recreation facilities; Trees; Bushes; Considered one of the best of the library branches located in the city's park field houses, the Hardin Square Branch provided benches at its entrance and outdoor walkways so that patrons could enjoy the...
12. 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...
13. 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...
14. Trailer Service from the Legler Regional Library, ca. 1940 Trailer Service from the Legler Regional Library, ca. 1940 Public libraries; Automobiles The Legler Library at 115 South Pulaski Road began an experimental trailer service to area industries on April 19, 1940. The first three industrial plants to receive the service were Binks Manufacturing...
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