Municipal device of Chicago
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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
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.
Chicago Public Library
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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,
Municipal device of Chicago
…signage more accessible, the device lost popularity on city vehicles in favor of printing the full seal. It is still used prominently in the seal of the Chicago Public Library and can be found on buildings throughout the city such as the Chicago Theatre…
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