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Coverage-Year
1918
341
1919
31
1916
28
1905
11
1898
9
1903
9
1906
8
1911
8
1899
7
1900
7
1909
7
1917
7
1895
4
1897
4
1904
4
1907
4
1924
4
1968
4
1901
3
1908
3
1910
3
1913
3
1915
3
1920
3
1929
3
1894
2
1902
2
1912
2
1914
2
1922
2
1923
2
1925
2
1927
2
1928
2
1930
2
1931
2
1932
2
1946
2
1951
2
1963
2
1965
2
1975
2
1921
1
1926
1
1974
1
1976
1
Coverage-Spatial
Asbury Park (N.J.)
41
New Monterey Hotel
33
Berkeley (Calif.)
14
New York (N.Y.)
13
Texas
12
Georgia
10
Chautauqua Lake (N.Y.)
9
Lakewood (N.Y.)
9
St. Louis (Mo.)
9
Alameda (Calif.)
8
Birmingham (Ala.)
8
France
8
Tucson (Ariz.)
8
Washington (D.C.)
8
Camp Custer (Mich.)
7
Camp Lewis (Wash.)
7
Camp Travis (Tex.)
7
Saratoga Springs (N.Y.)
7
South Carolina
7
Anaheim (Calif.)
6
Atlanta (Ga.)
6
California
6
Gadsden (Ala.)
6
Kansas
6
Tacoma (Wash.)
6
Alabama
5
Atlantic City (N.J.)
5
Camp Dodge (Iowa)
5
Camp Jackson (S.C.)
5
Detroit (Mich.)
5
Illinois
5
Iowa
5
Kelly Field (Tex.)
5
Little Rock (Ark.)
5
New Orleans (La.)
5
Oakland (Calif.)
5
Pelham Bay (N.Y.)
5
Princeton (N.J.)
5
Princeton University
5
San Antonio (Tex.)
5
Camp Funston (Kan.)
4
Camp Grant (Ill.)
4
Camp Kearney (Calif.)
4
Camp Lee (Va.)
4
Camp McClellan (Ala.)
4
Camp Pike (Ark.)
4
Camp Sheridan (Ala.)
4
Camp Sherman (Ohio)
4
Camp Upton (N.Y.)
4
Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
4
Chelsea
4
Denver (Colo.)
4
Michigan
4
Mills College
4
Montréal (Québec)
4
Narragansett (R.I.)
4
Narragansett Pier (R.I.)
4
New Haven (Conn.)
4
Ontario (Canada)
4
Pasadena (Calif.)
4
Philadelphia (Penn.)
4
University of Arizona
4
University of California
4
Arkansas
3
Battle Creek (Mich.)
3
Bretton Woods (N.H.)
3
Camp Bowie (Tex.)
3
Camp Devens (Mass.)
3
Camp Dix (N.J.)
3
Camp Gordon (Ga.)
3
Canada
3
Des Moines (Iowa)
3
Fort McPherson (Ga.)
3
Fort Oglethorpe (Ga.)
3
Hamilton (Bermuda)
3
Hoboken (N.J.)
3
Kaaterskill
3
Lakewood (N.J.)
3
Louisville (Ky.)
3
New Jersey
3
New York
3
Ohio
3
Paris (France)
3
Phoenix (Ariz.)
3
Prince George County (Va.)
3
San Francisco (Calif.)
3
White Mountains (N.H.)
3
Alaska
2
Asheville (N.C.)
2
Birmingham Southern College
2
Camp Cody (N.M.)
2
Camp Doniphan (Okla)
2
Camp Logan (Tex.)
2
Camp MacArthur (Tex.)
2
Camp Meade (Md.)
2
Camp Perry (Ill.)
2
Camp Sevier (S.C.)
2
Camp Wadsworth (S.C.)
2
Charleston (S.C.)
2
Colorado
2
Subject
World War, 1914-1918
351
Library War Service
348
Library buildings
122
Group photographs
104
Hospital libraries
79
Soldiers
76
Public libraries
66
Post-service employment
52
Librarians
51
Two War-Time Conferences
43
Sailors
33
Nurses
17
ALA Ex-Presidents
16
Academic libraries
14
Fundraising
14
Merchant seamen
10
Books for Everybody Campaign
9
Individual photography
8
Buildings
6
Parades
6
Hotels
5
Photography of interiors
5
High school libraries
4
St. Louis Fair
4
Young Men's Christian Association libraries
4
African Americans
3
Unknown Picture
3
Cotton states
2
Courthouses
2
Horses
2
Military chaplains
2
Military libraries
2
Museums
2
Reference Questions
2
American flag
1
Beaches
1
Marines
1
Military hospitals
1
Prisoners of war
1
Railroad stations
1
Red Cross
1
Signal Corps
1
Smoking
1
Tuberculosis
1
Twins
1
Subject-Name
Carr, Henry James, 1849-1929
24
Hill, Frank Pierce, 1855-1941
17
Andrews, Clement Walker, 1858-1930
15
Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942
14
Carr, Henry James, Mrs.
13
Putnam, George Herbert, 1861-1955
13
Bowker, Richard Rogers, 1848-1933
11
Ahern, Mary Eileen, 1860-1938
9
Rathbone, Josephine Adams, 1864-1941
9
Brown, Walter Lewis, 1861-1931
8
Dana, John Cotton, 1856-1929
8
Montgomery, Thomas Lynch, 1862-1929
8
Wright, Purd B.
8
Crunden, Frederick Morgan, 1847-1911
7
Green, Samuel Swett, 1837-1918
7
Meyer, Herman H. B., 1864-1937
7
Godard, George S.
6
Gould, Charles Henry, 1855-1919
6
Hadley, Chalmers, 1872-1958
6
Lane, William Coolidge, 1859-1931
6
Steiner, Bernard Christian, 1867-1926
6
Utley, George Burwell, 1876-1946
6
Utley, Henry Munson, 1836-1917
6
Van Valkenburg, Agnes
6
Wallace, Anne (Mrs. Howland)
6
Wyer, James Ingersoll, 1869-1955
6
Moulton, John G.
5
Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913
5
Tyler, Alice Sarah, 1859-1944
5
Wellman, Hiller Crowell, 1871-1956
5
Wire, George Edwin, 1859-1936
5
Askew, Sarah Byrd, 1863-1942
4
Belden, Charles Frances Dorr, 1870-1931
4
Brett, William Howard, 1846-1918
4
Browne, Nina E.
4
Carlton, W. N. C.
4
Faxon, Frederick Winthrop, Mrs.
4
Fletcher, William Isaac, 1844-1917
4
Foss, Sam Walter
4
Haines, Helen Elizabeth, 1872-1961
4
James, Hannah Packard, 1835-1903
4
Jones, Gardner M.
4
Legler, Henry Eduard, 1861-1917
4
Leipziger, Pauline
4
Ranck, Samuel H.
4
Tripp, George H.
4
Anderson, Edwin Hatfield, 1861-1947
3
Ballard, Harlan H.
3
Barnwell, James G.
3
Bishop, William Warner (1871-1955)
3
Bishop, William Warner, 1871-1955
3
Decker, Cora
3
Dewey, Melvil, 1851-1931
3
Earl, Elizabeth Claypool, Mrs.
3
Eastman, Linda Anne, 1867-1963
3
Flint, Col. Weston
3
Gould, George
3
Hadley, Chalmers, Mrs.
3
Hartwell, Mary A.
3
Hopkins, Anderson H.
3
Jennings, Judson Toll, 1872-1948
3
Keogh, Andrew, 1869-1953
3
Kroeger, Alice Bertha, 1864-1909
3
Leavitt, Maria V.
3
Nelson, Charles Alexander, 1839-1933
3
Plummer, Mary Wright, 1856-1916
3
Richardson, Ernest Cushing, 1860-1939
3
Robinson, L. M., Rev.
3
Strohm, Adam Julius, 1870-1951
3
Tobitt, Edith
3
Wing, J. N.
3
Bailey, L. J.
2
Belden, Charles Frances Dorr (1870-1931)
2
Biscoe, Walter Stanley, 1853-1933
2
Bogle, Sarah Comly Norris, 1870-1932
2
Bradley, Isaac S.
2
Brigham, Herbert O.
2
Brown, Arthur N.
2
Burns, W. S.
2
Corey, Deloraine P.
2
Craver, Harrison Warwick, 1875-1951
2
Currie, T. Franklin
2
Cutter, Charles Ammi, 1837-1903
2
Cutter, W. P.
2
Dougherty, A. R.
2
Dudley, C. R.
2
Elmendorf, Henry L., Mrs.
2
Elmendorf, Theresa Hubbell West, 1855-1932
2
Fletcher, F. Richmond
2
Gifford, W. L. R.
2
Hanson, James Christian Meinich, 1864-1943
2
Hild, F. H.
2
Hitchler, Theresa
2
Hodges, Nathaniel Dana Carlile, 1852-1927
2
Hopper, Franklin Ferguson, 1878-1950
2
Hughes, H. L.
2
Jones, Kathleen
2
Josselyn, L. W.
2
Kirkland, Marian P.
2
Koopman, Harry Lyman, 1860-1937
2
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Serving Convalescents
Seven Million Books
Seventy Percent has No Access
Signal Corps Photographers before Photo Collection, Camp Travis
A Single Magazine is Popular
Sixty Million Americans
A Soldier Charging Own Book
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Soldier's Club Room, Camp Sheridan, ALA
Soldiers in Library, Camp Travis, Texas
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Sorting Second Class Mail, Camp Sherman Library
Spacious and Cheering Hospital Library, Ft. Des Moines, Iowa
S. S. Green in Bretton Woods, White Mountains, New Hampshire
Stockton Public Library and Hazelton Library
Studying for a "Job Back Home"
Study room of the American Library Association in the Educational Building of US. General Hospital No. 2, Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland.
A Successful Appeal by the Rotary Club, San Antonio, Texas
A Successful Day, New York City, Book Campaign, 1918
Tea and Books with the Red Cross
Technical Books
They Appeal for Books, New York City, 1918, Mr. Carr Speaking
They Begin to Come
Train for Efficiency and Study in Business (Camp Library)
Train for Efficiency and Study in Business (Hospital Library)
Train for Efficiency and Study in Business (Public Library)
Train for Efficiency and Study in Business (Recreation)
Training for Wireless
A Truck Load for Overseas, Newport News
Trucks Loading with O.S. Cases, 3 W. 15 - N.Y.C.
Tuskegee Institute Library, Alabama
The Twins' (Chalmers Hadley and Arthur E. Bostwick) in Pasadena, California
Two Librarians in Redwoods of Santa Cruz, California
Two Million Dollars Needed
Typical Camp Library, Camp MacArthur, Texas
Typical Small Camp Library, Camp Thomas
Uncle Sam Window Display
A Unique Stunt
Servicemen Reading
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing servicemen reading A. L. A. donated books on the porch of a military hospital.
Servicemen Reading in Naval Library
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing servicemen reading in a naval library. (Duplicate image of ALA0000318.)
Serving Convalescents
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing an unidentified female librarian with an ALA badge distributing books from a cart to soldiers on the porch of the U.S. General Hospital 1 in the Bronx, New York.
Seven Million Books
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide reads "The American people through the A. L. A. sent seven million books to men at war. Men, women and children at home need libraries too."
Seventy Percent has No Access
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide reads "Seventy per cent of the entire population of the United States has no access to libraries and reading rooms."
Signal Corps Photographers before Photo Collection, Camp Travis
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing three photographers of the Signal Corps seated in front of the photo collection of the library at Camp Travis, Texas
A Single Magazine is Popular
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide image features three army soldiers crowding around one magazine. Caption reads: "A Single Magazine is Popular."
Sixty Million Americans
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide with the words: "Sixty-million Americans lack adequate libraries. The A. L. A. 'Books for Everybody' fund needs your support."
A Soldier Charging Own Book
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing an unidentified American serviceman self-charging a library book in the mess hall at Camp Sheridan, Nebraska
Soldier Reads a Book in an Army Base Library
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing soldiers reading in a base library during World War I
Soldier's Club Room, Camp Sheridan, ALA
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing soldiers reading inside a club room at Camp Sheridan, Alabama
Soldiers in Library, Camp Travis, Texas
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing a group of four soldiers reading in the ALA Camp Library at Camp Travis, Texas. The sign at the front of the table reads, "Please do not return the book to shelves"
Soldiers Reading Books at St. Louis Armory
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing soldiers reading library books at the library of the St. Louis Armory. The soldier at the far right side is reading a book titled, Loot
Sorting Second Class Mail, Camp Sherman Library
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing two soldiers sorting printed materials for the ALA library at Camp Sherman, OH
Spacious and Cheering Hospital Library, Ft. Des Moines, Iowa
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing soldiers, nurses, and librarians using a military base library in Iowa
S. S. Green in Bretton Woods, White Mountains, New Hampshire
Image | 1909
Picture #59: S. S. Green
Stockton Public Library and Hazelton Library
Image | 1895
Chicago, Illinois
Studying for a "Job Back Home"
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing a library reading room at Deb. Hospital 3. Caption reads "Studying for a 'Job Back Home' Deb. Hospital 3."
Study room of the American Library Association in the Educational Building of US. General Hospital No. 2, Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland.
Image | 1918
Servicemen using the library. Additional caption reads: Reading in the Red Cross House. The A.L.A. has placed libraries in 208 hospitals. The men in hospitals and camps here and overseas need your magazines. As soon as you have read them, place a stamp on the notice on the cover, and mail.
A Successful Appeal by the Rotary Club, San Antonio, Texas
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing a storefront window display, brimming with stacks of books donated for use by American service personnel in World War I. The book drive was coordinated by the ALA, with the cooperation of local associations such as the San Antonio Rotary Club
A Successful Day, New York City, Book Campaign, 1918
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing large piles of books donated for American service personnel on the steps of the New York City public library
Tea and Books with the Red Cross
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing soldiers having tea and reading. Photograph is highly degraded. Captioned "Tea and books with the Red Cross, Orly, near Paris."
Technical Books
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide reads "Technical books in libraries are advertised to men in business and industry."
They Appeal for Books, New York City, 1918, Mr. Carr Speaking
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing a crowd gathered around the steps of the New York City public library to hear an appeal for book donations for American service personnel. The speaker is likely Henry Carr, Executive Director of the ALA.
They Begin to Come
Image | 1919
Glass plate slide showing an unidentified man announcing a book drive for American service personnel from the steps of a public building in New York City
Train for Efficiency and Study in Business (Camp Library)
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide. Caption reads: "Train for Efficiency and Study in Business at the CAMP LIBRARY"
Train for Efficiency and Study in Business (Hospital Library)
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide. Caption reads: "Train for Efficiency and Study in Business at the HOSPITAL LIBRARY"
Train for Efficiency and Study in Business (Public Library)
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide. Caption reads: "Train for Efficiency and Study in Business at the PUBLIC LIBRARY"
Train for Efficiency and Study in Business (Recreation)
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide. Caption reads: "Train for Efficiency and Study in Business at the Library in the Recreation Buildings."
Training for Wireless
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide featuring photograph of sailors studying at desks with headphones on, captioned "Training for Wireless. Naval Tra. Station School."
A Truck Load for Overseas, Newport News
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing unidentified soldiers with a truck laden with boxes of books donated through the ALA for American service personnel during World War I
Trucks Loading with O.S. Cases, 3 W. 15 - N.Y.C.
Image
Glass plate slide showing workmen loading boxes onto a truck located on West 15th Street, Manhattan
Tuskegee Institute Library, Alabama
Image | 1974
Negative in #10681 & 16136
The Twins' (Chalmers Hadley and Arthur E. Bostwick) in Pasadena, California
Image | 1911
Negative in 33
Two Librarians in Redwoods of Santa Cruz, California
Image | 1911
Negative in 4
Two Million Dollars Needed
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide with the words; "Two-million dollars needed by A. L. A. for 'Books for Everybody' fund. 24 West 39th St. New York."
Typical Camp Library, Camp MacArthur, Texas
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing exterior of a library at Camp MacArthur, Texas
Typical Small Camp Library, Camp Thomas
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing soldiers sitting at a table in a reading room.
Uncle Sam Window Display
Image | 1919
Glass plate slide. Window display featuring Uncle Sam offering a book to a serviceman reading in a bunker. Caption reads: "CITY GAS CO. WINDOW DETROIT BOOK CAMPAIGN MARCH 1919"
A Unique Stunt
Image | 1918
Glass plate slide showing female nurses standing by a handcart used for the ALA's book drive. The woman in the foreground wears a handmade sign, "Magazines Wanted," around her midsection. The curved line in the middle of the image is from a scratch on the glass plate.
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