Chicago Public Library Archives, Branch Library Photographs

Dates: 1885-2014, Bulk 1920s-2000s. Size: 41 linear feet in 68 boxes plus one oversize folder. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections.  Photographs in this collection document the activities, structures and staff of the Chicago Public Library’s neighborhood branch system from 1885 through 2014. Formats include glass plate slides, transparencies, slides, prints, negatives, contact sheets and snapshots. Selected items from this collection are available in the Library's Chicago Public Library Archives. [Finding aid]