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1. 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...
2. Site of the Chicago Public Library Central Library, Randolph Street, looking southwest toward Lake Michigan, Site of the Chicago Public Library Central Library, Randolph Street, looking southwest toward Lake Michigan, ca. 1893 Horses; Carts & wagons; Lakes & ponds; Coastlines; Utility poles; Horse-drawn wagons brought supplies to the site of the new Central Library in the winter of 1893.
3. Woodlawn Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1920s Woodlawn Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1920s Public libraries Branch library service in Woodlawn began in 1915 in a one-story library that was moved into a store-front building as library use increased. Staff had to conduct library operations in the basement of the...
4. Chicago Public Library Bookmobile Service, ca. 1940 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. Workmen building the upper stories of the Chicago Public Library, Central Library, ca. 1896 Workmen building the upper stories of the Chicago Public Library, Central Library, ca. 1896 Public libraries Many of the artisans and craftsmen who built the first Central Library were immigrants to Chicago. Germans, Swedes, Norwegians, Hungarians, Italians, and Turks brought the skills of their native homelands,...
6. Chicago Public Library Delivery Station at Horder's News Depot, Lake Street between 41st and 42nd Streets, 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...
7. Lake View Branch Library, exterior view, June 9, 1942 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...
8. Austin Branch Library, exterior detail, ca. 1928 Austin Branch Library, exterior detail, ca. 1928 Public libraries; Facades; Doors & doorways; In 1928, the Austin Branch Library was relocated to a building at 5615 West Race, which was renovated in the late 1970's. Among the Austin Branch's special collections are a Tool Lending Collection, the...
9. Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, October 3, 1977 Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, October 3, 1977 Public libraries; Facades; Facades; Traffic signs & signals; Automobiles; After nearly 70 years of continuous service with only minimal maintenance repairs, the Chicago Public Library's central library building was showing signs of age: space was inadequate for the large book...
10. 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...
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