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Glass plate slide of a billboard with an advertisement. Image depicts a sailor, possibly a factory worker, and an army serviceman with linked arms, marching towards a sign which reads: Back to the Job. Knowledge WINS on Pay Day. Use your Camp and Public Library. The backdrop behind the texts appears to be a dock and warehouses. The sign above the billboard has the company name of "Thos. Cusack Co."

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Title
Glass plate slide of a billboard with an advertisement. Image depicts a sailor, possibly a factory worker, and an army serviceman with linked arms, marching towards a sign which reads: Back to the Job. Knowledge WINS on Pay Day. Use your Camp and Public Library. The backdrop behind the texts appears to be a dock and warehouses. The sign above the billboard has the company name of "Thos. Cusack Co."
Coverage-Year
1918  
Coverage-Spatial
Lakewood (N.J.)  
Description
Servicemen using the library. Additional caption reads: Reading in the Post Chapel Library. 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.
Dimensions
14 x 8.5 cm
Subject
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Soldiers  
  • Library War Service  
Theme
War Service Photographs and Slides, 1917-20
Digitized Material
Black and white postcards
Physical Location
RS 89/1/13, Box 5, Folder: ALA Postcards, New Jersey
Date File Created
2013-04-03
Resource Identifier
ALA0001091
Collection Title
American Library Association Archives Digital Collections
Collection
American Library Association Archives Digital Collections
TitleGlass plate slide of a billboard with an advertisement. Image depicts a sailor, possibly a factory worker, and an army serviceman with linked arms, marching towards a sign which reads: Back to the Job. Knowledge WINS on Pay Day. Use your Camp and Public Library. The backdrop behind the texts appears to be a dock and warehouses. The sign above the billboard has the company name of "Thos. Cusack Co."
Coverage-Year1918  
Coverage-SpatialLakewood (N.J.)  
DescriptionServicemen using the library. Additional caption reads: Reading in the Post Chapel Library. 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.
Dimensions14 x 8.5 cm
Subject
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Soldiers  
  • Library War Service  
ThemeWar Service Photographs and Slides, 1917-20
Digitized MaterialBlack and white postcards
Physical LocationRS 89/1/13, Box 5, Folder: ALA Postcards, New Jersey
Date File Created2013-04-03
Resource IdentifierALA0001091
Collection TitleAmerican Library Association Archives Digital Collections
CollectionAmerican Library Association Archives Digital Collections

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Glass plate slide of a billboard with an advertisement. Image depicts a sailor, possibly a factory worker, and an army serviceman with linked arms, marching towards a sign which reads: Back to the Job. Knowledge WINS on Pay Day. Use your Camp and Public Library. The backdrop behind the texts appears to be a dock and warehouses. The sign above the billboard has the company name of "Thos. Cusack Co."
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