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1.		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...

2.		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...

3.		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,...

4.		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...

5.		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...

6.		Chicago Public Library Delivery Station at Horder's News Depot, Lake Street between 41st and 42nd Streets, ca. 1890s	Public libraries;Carriages & coaches;Cobblestone streets; Storefronts; Business enterprises;	In June 1884, the library inaugurated a new Delivery Service, establishing delivery stations in businesses such as the Horder's New Depot. Pictured here are E.Y. and Ada Horder with their children Ivy...

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