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1 Horse Power Flivver Supplied by Government, Ft. Oglethorpe

2,500,000 Books Reached France

200,000 Wounded Soldiers want Books to Read

5000000 BOOKS in SERVICE

African-American Serviceman Reading Aloud

Alabama City Library, Gadsden, Alabama - Back of Postcard

Alabama City Library, Gadsden, Alabama - Front of Postcard

The ALA Bathers at the Beach, Asbury Park, New Jersey

The ALA Bathers at the Beach, Asbury Park, New Jersey

The ALA Bathers at the Beach, Asbury Park, New Jersey

A. L. A. Books in New Orleans Marine Hospital

A. L. A. Books in Officers Reading Room

ALA Dispatch Office, 31 West 15th Street, New York City

ALA Dispatch Office, El Paso, Texas

ALA Dispatch Office, Widener Branch, Philadelphia

ALA Ex-President Dr. Herbert Putnam and ALA President Adam Julius Strohm in New Haven, Connecticut

ALA Ex-Presidents at Council Meeting in Squirrel Inn - Catskill Mountains, New York

ALA Ex-Presidents in Alaska

ALA Ex-Presidents in Asbury Park, New Jersey

ALA Ex-Presidents in Berkeley, California

ALA Ex-Presidents in Mackinac Island, Michigan

ALA Ex-Presidents in New Haven, Connecticut

ALA Ex-Presidents in New Monterey Hotel, Asbury Park, New Jersey

ALA Ex-Presidents in New Monterey Hotel, Asbury Park, New Jersey

ALA Ex-Presidents in Pasadena, California

ALA Ex-Presidents in Saratoga Springs, New York

ALA Ex-Presidents in Saratoga Springs, New York

ALA Ex-Presidents in Seattle, Washington

ALA Ex-Presidents in Waukesha, Wisconsin

ALA Library War Service Dispatch Office

ALA President Andrew Keogh in Los Angeles, California

ALA President C. H. Gould in Bretton Woods, White Mountains, New Hampshire

ALA Warehouse

American Library Association books boarding Merchant Marine vessel at New Orleans, Louisiana

American Newspaper Welcomed in France

Anaheim Union High School, Anaheim, California - Back of Postcard

Anaheim Union High School, Anaheim, California - Front of Postcard

And Magazines, Newspapers and Maps (Camp Library)

And Magazines, Newspapers and Maps (Hospital Library)

Ask for the paper you used to read (Hospital Library)

1 Horse Power Flivver Supplied by Government, Ft. Oglethorpe
Image | 1918Glass plate slide showing a librarian distributing donated books via horsecart outside a military hospital.
2,500,000 Books Reached France
Image | 1918Glass plate slide showing unidentified men in a warehouse handling books donated for use by American service personnel in France through the ALA's wartime book campaign
200,000 Wounded Soldiers want Books to Read
Image | 1918Glass plate slide showing a handbill advertising the ALA's book drive for American service personnel. The ad features a picture of an interracial group of convalescent soldiers at Camp Dix base hospital positioned around a book cart, and the text admonishes, "Give them some for Christmas, the kind you'd give your boy. Send gift books to Free Public Library, December 14th to ...
5000000 BOOKS in SERVICE
Image | 1918Glass plate slide. American Library Association parade float with servicemen riding inside for the United War Work Campaign; Kansas City, November 9, 1918. Large sign reads: A.L.A. 5,000,000 BOOKS in SERVICE 1550 BRANCHES in US & FRONT. Smaller sign in front of book case reads: BOUGHT BY A.L.A. FOR USA MOTOR SCHOOLS IN KANSAS CITY. Side sign reads: UNCLE SAM TURNS OVER ALL O...
African-American Serviceman Reading Aloud
Image | 1918Glass plate slide showing a group of African-American servicemen, with one soldier in the middle reading to the rest. Caption reads: "Colored Soldier Reading Aloud to Illiterate Mates, Gordon, GA."
Alabama City Library, Gadsden, Alabama - Back of Postcard
Image | 1968Printed on the back of postcard: Alabama City Library, 2700 Elliott Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama. 35904 A Branch of the Gadsden Public Library This ancient landmark reflects the beauty of the old South. The interior, remodeled and refinished, with air conditioning and central heat, is a modern library facility. One wing houses a branch of the Water Works and Sewer Board.
Alabama City Library, Gadsden, Alabama - Front of Postcard
Image | 1968Printed on the front of postcard: Alabama City Library
The ALA Bathers at the Beach, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Image | 1916Picture #1916_23: The ALA BAthers Appear without any order: Hirshberg / Hughes / Lois Reed / Hopper
The ALA Bathers at the Beach, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Image | 1916Picture #1916_24: The ALA Bathers
The ALA Bathers at the Beach, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Image | 1916Picture #1916_22: The ALA Bathers Appear without any order: Miss Leavitt
A. L. A. Books in New Orleans Marine Hospital
Image | 1918Glass plate slide showing A. L. A. donated books being read in a New Orleans Marine Hospital.
A. L. A. Books in Officers Reading Room
Image | 1918Glass plate slide showing servicemen reading. Caption reads: "A. L. A. Books in Officers Reading Room, Merchant Marine."
ALA Dispatch Office, 31 West 15th Street, New York City
Image | 1919Glass plate slide showing the interior of the ALA's New York City dispatch office, with men and women processing donated books for war use, Spring 1919
ALA Dispatch Office, El Paso, Texas
Image | 1918Glass plate slide showing exterior street view of the ALA War Service Library in El Paso, Texas. Piles of donated books for use by American service personnel are in view behind the right window.
ALA Dispatch Office, Widener Branch, Philadelphia
Image | 1918Glass plate slide showing interior of ALA dispatch office, Widener Branch, Philadelphia, with piles of donated books for use by American service personnel during World War I
ALA Ex-President Dr. Herbert Putnam and ALA President Adam Julius Strohm in New Haven, Connecticut
Image | 1931Picture #[no number]: From Left: Ex-President Dr. Herbert Putnam / President Adam Strohm
ALA Ex-Presidents at Council Meeting in Squirrel Inn - Catskill Mountains, New York
Image | 1915Negative in 14,174
ALA Ex-Presidents in Alaska
Image | 1905Picture #48: From Left (Standing): Dana / Richardson / Hill / Carr / H. M. Utley / Andrews Seated: Dewey / Crunden / Green
ALA Ex-Presidents in Asbury Park, New Jersey
Image | 1916Picture #83: Ex-Presidents (from Left): Wellman / Bostwick / Putnam / Carr / Andrews
ALA Ex-Presidents in Berkeley, California
Image | 1915Picture #80: From Left: Andrews / Hill / President Wellman / Putnam / J. I. Wyer
ALA Ex-Presidents in Mackinac Island, Michigan
Image | 1910Picture #61: The Ex-Presidents From Left: Brett / H. M. Utley / Thwaites / Putnam / Bostwick / Hodges / Andrews / Dana / Gould / Carr
ALA Ex-Presidents in New Haven, Connecticut
Image | 1931Picture #[no number]: From Left: Miss Bogle / Ex-President Belden / President-Elect Josephine A. Rathbone / Ex-President Meyer
ALA Ex-Presidents in New Monterey Hotel, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Image | 1916Picture #1916_10: ALA Ex-Presidents From Left: Wellman / Bostwick / Putnam / Carr / Andrews
ALA Ex-Presidents in New Monterey Hotel, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Image | 1916Picture #1916_11: ALA Ex-Presidents From Left: Wellman / Bostwick / Putnam / Carr / Andrews
ALA Ex-Presidents in Pasadena, California
Image | 1911Picture #64: First Row (Seating) from Left: H. M. Utley / S. S. Green / H. J. Carr / W. C. Lane Second Row (Standing): A. E. Bostwick / C. W. Andrews / F. P. Hill
ALA Ex-Presidents in Saratoga Springs, New York
Image | 1918Picture #89: Standing (from Left): Carr / Putnam / Wyer / Andrews / Hill / Wellman Seating on the Benches: Dewey / Mrs. Elmendorf / R. R. Bowker / President T. L. Montgomery / Bostwick
ALA Ex-Presidents in Saratoga Springs, New York
Image | 1924Picture #104: The Ex-Presidents First Row (Seated) from Left: Bostwick / Wyer / Miss Tyler / G. B. Utley Second Row (Standing): Hadley / President J. T. Jennings / Carr / Meyer / Montgomery
ALA Ex-Presidents in Seattle, Washington
Image | 1925Picture #108: The Ex-Presidents From Left: Jennings / Andrews / Bostwick / Miss Tyler / President H. H. B. Meyer / President-Elect Belden / G. B. Utley
ALA Ex-Presidents in Waukesha, Wisconsin
Image | 1900Picture #33: From Left: Dr. Putnam / William I. Fletcher / Henry M. Utley / President H. J. Carr
ALA Library War Service Dispatch Office
Image | 1918Glass plate slide showing a workman moving packages of books destined for American service personnel as part of the ALA's national book drive during World War I
ALA President Andrew Keogh in Los Angeles, California
Image | 1930Picture #118: President Andrew Keogh
ALA President C. H. Gould in Bretton Woods, White Mountains, New Hampshire
Image | 1909Picture #58: President C. H. Gould
ALA Warehouse
Image | 1918Glass plate slide with an image of a building. Caption reads: "A. L. A. Warehouse; Four Hours from Paris."
American Library Association books boarding Merchant Marine vessel at New Orleans, Louisiana
Image | 1918Men loading boxes on a ship. Additional caption reads: The A.L.A. furnishes free crew's libraries to American merchant ships and through representatives at principal ports provides free library service to American seamen.
American Newspaper Welcomed in France
Image | 1918Glass plate slide showing a soldier sitting outside on a cot and reading a newspaper. Caption reads "American newspaper welcomed in France. Intnt'l Film Ser. Inc."
Anaheim Union High School, Anaheim, California - Back of Postcard
Image | 1917C. T. American Art.
Anaheim Union High School, Anaheim, California - Front of Postcard
Image | 1917Handwritten: Library in this building. Mrs. Hargrave Librarian. Here number of times 1917-1918.
And Magazines, Newspapers and Maps (Camp Library)
Image | 1918Glass plate slide. Caption reads: "And magazines, newspapers and maps on the war, your business and hobby on tap - free to every man in camp. AT THE CAMP LIBRARY"
And Magazines, Newspapers and Maps (Hospital Library)
Image | 1918Glass plate slide. Caption reads: "And magazines, newspapers and maps on the war, your business and hobby on tap - free to every man in camp. AT THE HOSPITAL LIBRARY"
Ask for the paper you used to read (Hospital Library)
Image | 1918Glass plate slide. Image of a newsboy holding up a paper. Caption reads: "Ask for the paper you used to read Daily Newspapers from your Home State At the HOSPITAL LIBRARY"

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