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Subject.TGM1 Public Libraries (5) Water Tanks (2) Reading Rooms (2) Clubhouses (1) Courthouses (1) Show more... Photographer/Artist Unknown (5) Date of Original 1888 (1)

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1.		Austin Library Association Building, exterior view, 1888	Public libraries; Clubhouses;	The Austin neighborhood, named for the Honorable Henry W. Austin, came into existence in the mid-19th century as an independent village seven miles west of Chicago. At the time that this photograph was...

2.		Book room in the Old Water Tank, ca. 1873	Public libraries; Water tanks; Reading rooms;	Measuring 58 feet in diameter and 28 feet high, the Book Room in the water tank was originally able to accommodate 3,157 volumes. Its most important feature, however, was that it was fireproof. Black and...

3.		Chicago City Hall and Court House, ca. 1886	Public libraries; City & town halls; Courthouses;	The library grew quickly, and in its search for a permanent location, a suite of 17 rooms in the Chicago City Hall became the fourth home of the Chicago Public Library. This location served as the setting...

4.		Legler [Regional] Library, exterior view, ca. 1923	Public libraries; Facades	The Legler Regional Branch Library, located at 115 South Pulaski Road, opened on October 11, 1920. It was named for Henry E. Legler, Librarian of the Chicago Public Library between 1909 and 1917. In the...

5.		Old Water Tank, exterior view, ca. 1870	Public libraries; Water tanks; Reading rooms;	On January 1, 1873, the Chicago Public Library formally opened the doors to its first home in this water tank, which stood on a lot at the southeast corner of LaSalle and Adams Streets. Black and white...

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