| 1. |  | 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... |
| 2. |  | Lake View Branch Library, exterior view, June 9, 1942 | Public libraries; Facades; Automobiles; Billboards | The Lake View Branch Library was designated a bomb shelter at its opening on September 12, 1942. Large barrels of crackers and emergency supplies were found in the basement of the building nearly 40 years... |
