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Photographer/Artist Unknown (5) Subject.TGM1 Public Libraries (3) Facades (2) Circulars (1) Doors & Doorways (1) Newspapers (1) Show more... Date of Original 1871 (2)

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1.		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...

2.		Bookplate of the English Book Donation	Bookplates;	Presented to the City of Chicago, toward the formation of a free library after the great fire of 1871, as a mark of English sympathy, by [inscribed by a staff member] Her Majesty the Queen Victoria. The...

3.		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...

4.		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...

5.		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,...

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