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Glass plate slide depicting a wounded serviceman being read aloud to by another serviceman, and a librarian standing behind them holding books. Caption reads: "Wanted: 500,000 BOOKS for American Soldiers in Germany and France. Take FRESH FICTION to the PUBLIC LIBRARY for shipment overseas in the tonnage of the American Library Association."
Dimensions
10.0 x 8.2 cm
Subject
Library War Service
World War, 1914-1918
Theme
War Service Photographs and Slides, 1917-20
Digitized Material
Black and white lantern slides
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical Location
RS 89/1/13, Box 3, Group #8 - Publicity
Resource Identifier
ALA0001306
Collection Title
American Library Association Archives Digital Collections
Glass plate slide depicting a wounded serviceman being read aloud to by another serviceman, and a librarian standing behind them holding books. Caption reads: "Wanted: 500,000 BOOKS for American Soldiers in Germany and France. Take FRESH FICTION to the PUBLIC LIBRARY for shipment overseas in the tonnage of the American Library Association."
Dimensions
10.0 x 8.2 cm
Subject
Library War Service
World War, 1914-1918
Theme
War Service Photographs and Slides, 1917-20
Digitized Material
Black and white lantern slides
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical Location
RS 89/1/13, Box 3, Group #8 - Publicity
Resource Identifier
ALA0001306
Collection Title
American Library Association Archives Digital Collections