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1. 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...
2. Austin Library Association Building, exterior view, 1888 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...
3. Hiram Kelly Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1930s Hiram Kelly Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1930s Public libraries; Facades The Hiram Kelly Branch Library, at 6151 South Normal Avenue, was built in 1910. Kelly, a civic-minded philanthropist, bequeathed $200,000 to the Chicago Public Library's Board of Directors to be used for...
4. 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...
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