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Study room of the American Library Association in the Educational Building of US. General Hospital No. 2, Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland.

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Title
Study room of the American Library Association in the Educational Building of US. General Hospital No. 2, Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland.  
Type
Still image
Digitized Material
Black and white postcards
Coverage-Year
1918
Coverage-Spatial
  • Baltimore (Md.)  
  • Fort McHenry (Md.)  
Subject
  • Hospital libraries  
  • Library War Service  
  • Soldiers  
  • World War, 1914-1918  
Description
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.  
Theme
War Service Photographs and Slides, 1917-20
WorkDimensions-Measurements
14 x 8.5 cm
Date Created
2013-04-03
Resource Identifier
ALA0001094
Physical Location
RS 89/1/13, Box 5, Folder: ALA Postcards, Maryland
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University Archives
Collection
American Library Association Archives Digital Collections
TitleStudy room of the American Library Association in the Educational Building of US. General Hospital No. 2, Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland.  
TypeStill image
Digitized MaterialBlack and white postcards
Coverage-Year1918
Coverage-Spatial
  • Baltimore (Md.)  
  • Fort McHenry (Md.)  
Subject
  • Hospital libraries  
  • Library War Service  
  • Soldiers  
  • World War, 1914-1918  
DescriptionServicemen 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.  
ThemeWar Service Photographs and Slides, 1917-20
WorkDimensions-Measurements14 x 8.5 cm
Date Created2013-04-03
Resource IdentifierALA0001094
Physical LocationRS 89/1/13, Box 5, Folder: ALA Postcards, Maryland
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University Archives
CollectionAmerican Library Association Archives Digital Collections

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