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21. Site of the Chicago Public Library, Central Library, looking north from Washington Street, ca. 1890 Site of the Chicago Public Library, Central Library, looking north from Washington Street, ca. 1890 Progress photographs; Public libraries; Carts & wagons There were boardwalks surrounding Dearborn Park. Trolley car tracks can be seen on Washington Street. Controversy and legal squabbles troubled the efforts to build a permanent home for the Chicago Public...
22. 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,...
23. Bezazian Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1950s Bezazian Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1950s Public libraries; Facades; Doors & doorways; The 17th branch in the Chicago Public Library system, Bezazian was named in memory of Lieutenant Harold A. Bezazian, killed in the Battle of Luzon on March 11, 1945. Lieutenant Bezazian's father donated...
24. Toman Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1970s Toman Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1970s Public libraries; Facades; Street lights; Automobiles The Toman Branch Library at 4005 West 27th Street was built in 1927, and originally served a population that included many Bohemians and Czechoslovakians. A large special collection of books honoring Tomas...
25. Timothy B. Blackstone Memorial Branch Library, exterior view, 1904 Timothy B. Blackstone Memorial Branch Library, exterior view, 1904 Public libraries In January 1904, Mrs. Timothy B. Blackstone presented the Chicago Public Library with its first full-service branch library at 4904 South Lake Park Avenue. The building was named in memory of Timothy B....
26. Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, exterior view, ca. 1979 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...
27. Circular Requesting Donations to the New Free Library of Chicago, 1871. Circular Requesting Donations to the New Free Library of Chicago, 1871. Circulars; Newspapers Ironically, the total devastation of the city by the 1871 fire led directly to the establishment of Chicago's Free Public Library. Money and supplies poured into Chicago as the world responded to the terrible...
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