| 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. |  | Hiram Kelly Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1930s | Public libraries; Facades | The Hiram Kelly Branch Library, at 6151 South Normal Avenue, was built in 1910. Kelly, a civic-minded philanthropist, bequeathed $200,000 to the Chicago Public Library's Board of Directors to be used for... |