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Subject.TGM1 Public Libraries (3) Facades (2) Billboards (1) Librarians (1) Storefronts (1) Show more... Photographer/Artist Unknown (2) Date of Original 1942-06-09 (1)

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1.		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...

2.		Legler [Regional] Library, exterior view, ca. March 1924	Public libraries; Street lights; Facades; Utility poles; Telephone lines	Comprising over 36,000 square feet, the Legler Branch Library became a popular social and cultural meeting place for Chicagoans living on the West Side. Based on these factors and large circulation statistics,...

3.		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...

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