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Bedside service of the American Library Association in the Base Hospital, Camp Devens, Massachusetts
Coverage-Year
1918
Coverage-Spatial
Camp Devens (Mass.)
Massachusetts
Description
Men reading in bed. 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 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
Hospital libraries
Library War Service
World War, 1914-1918
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, Massachusetts
Date File Created
2013-04-04
Resource Identifier
ALA0001165
Collection Title
American Library Association Archives Digital Collections
Bedside service of the American Library Association in the Base Hospital, Camp Devens, Massachusetts
Coverage-Year
1918
Coverage-Spatial
Camp Devens (Mass.)
Massachusetts
Description
Men reading in bed. 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 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
Hospital libraries
Library War Service
World War, 1914-1918
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, Massachusetts
Date File Created
2013-04-04
Resource Identifier
ALA0001165
Collection Title
American Library Association Archives Digital Collections