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Bedside service of the American Library Association in the U.S. Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colorado
Coverage-Year
1918
Coverage-Spatial
Fort Lyon (Colo.)
Colorado
Description
Men select books from a booktruck. Additional caption reads: With her book truck, the librarian brings to the man's bed the book he wants. The A.L.A. has placed libraries in 249 hospitals. The men in hospitals are still looking for 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
Library War Service
Librarians
Hospital libraries
Theme
War Service Photographs and Slides, 1917-20
Digitized Material
Black and white postcards
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical Location
RS 89/1/13, Box 5, Folder: ALA Postcards, Colorado
Date File Created
2013-04-04
Resource Identifier
ALA0001140
Collection Title
American Library Association Archives Digital Collections
Bedside service of the American Library Association in the U.S. Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colorado
Coverage-Year
1918
Coverage-Spatial
Fort Lyon (Colo.)
Colorado
Description
Men select books from a booktruck. Additional caption reads: With her book truck, the librarian brings to the man's bed the book he wants. The A.L.A. has placed libraries in 249 hospitals. The men in hospitals are still looking for 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
Library War Service
Librarians
Hospital libraries
Theme
War Service Photographs and Slides, 1917-20
Digitized Material
Black and white postcards
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical Location
RS 89/1/13, Box 5, Folder: ALA Postcards, Colorado
Date File Created
2013-04-04
Resource Identifier
ALA0001140
Collection Title
American Library Association Archives Digital Collections