The Chicago Public Library is the municipal public library system of the City of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It consists of 82 locations, including a central library, three regional libraries,
The original library, inside the old water tower on the site that is now the Rookery Building.
This former water tower was the site of the original public library, exterior view
The Blackstone Library built in 1904 is one of the oldest library buildings in the city and the CPL's first branch library
Harold Washington Library Center – in the Loop
The municipal device of Chicago is a symbol used officially by the city of Chicago, Illinois, as well as unofficially by various agencies and companies associated with the city. As defined by city cod
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…Chicago Public Library The library seal contains the Y-shaped Chicago municipal device Harold Washington Library – Chicago's Central Public Library Location Chicago, Illinois, United States Established 1873 Branches 81 Collection Size…
The municipal device of Chicago as it appears in the background of the marquee of the Chicago Theatre.
The municipal device appearing on a traffic control box in the city. Note that the device is used upside-down.
Sketches for the Chicago flag for a contest held by the Chicago Tribune in 1892. The Y-shaped mark ultimately became used for the municipal device in 1917.