| 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. |  | Racine Wagon & Carriage Company, Chicago Public Library Delivery Station carriages, ca. 1890 | Public libraries;Carriages & coaches;Wagons;Horses;Cobblestone streets; Storefronts; Business enterprises; | As Chicago's reconstruction after the Great Fire of 1871 progressed and residential districts extended further from the downtown area, it became apparent to the library's directors that the Chicago Public... |
