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1. Trailer Service from the Legler Regional Library, ca. 1940 Trailer Service from the Legler Regional Library, ca. 1940 Public libraries; Automobiles The Legler Library at 115 South Pulaski Road began an experimental trailer service to area industries on April 19, 1940. The first three industrial plants to receive the service were Binks Manufacturing...
2. Book room in the Old Water Tank, ca. 1873 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 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...
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