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Subject.TGM1 Public Libraries (4) Facades (2) Business Enterprises (1) Carriages & Coaches (1) City & Town Halls (1) Show more... Photographer/Artist Unknown (3) Date of Original 1977-10-03 (1)

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1.		Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, October 3, 1977	Public libraries; Facades; Facades; Traffic signs & signals; Automobiles;	After nearly 70 years of continuous service with only minimal maintenance repairs, the Chicago Public Library's central library building was showing signs of age: space was inadequate for the large book...

2.		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...

3.		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...

4.		Chicago Public Library Bookmobile Service, ca. 1940	Public libraries	The Legler Regional Library's experimental trailer service began on April 19, 1940, and was staffed by two librarians, Irmgard Bradley and Catherine Vitha. This new method of delivery used a small trailer...

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