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- Photograph of the Nashville Public Library Airport Reading Room, circa 1962
- A photograph, circa 1962, of an airline stewardess reading a book in the Nashville Public Library Airport Reading Room, the first branch library reading room ever to be established in a Municipal Airport. The Airport Reading Room was established...
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- Belle Meade Booketeria, circa 1953 March
- A photograph of one of the Nashville Public Library's Booketerias, located in a Logan supermarket in Belle Meade, Tennessee, circa March 1953. Dr. Robert Alvarez, Director, is pictured assisting a patron with method of taking out a book from the...
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- Photograph of the interior of the Nashville Public Library bookmobile, circa 1957
- A photograph of the interior of the "traveling branch" bookmobile of the Nashville Public Library, depicting the librarian and the young readers, circa 1957. The bookmobile service in Davidson County, Tennessee originally began in the 1940's, when...
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- Photograph of the Nashville Public Library bookmobile in the Nashville Christmas parade, 1955
- A photograph of the Nashville Public Library bookmobile featured in the Christmas parade of 1955. The bookmobile service in Davidson County, Tennessee originally began in the 1940's, when the State Library Project furnished a bookmobile which made...
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- Photograph of staff members in front of a Nashville Public Library bookmobile, circa 1955
- A photograph of staff members pictured in front of a "library-on-wheels" bookmobile of the Nashville Public Library in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1955. This particular bookmobile was in service from 1954-1973, with approximately 3000 volumes...
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- Photograph of the Nashville Public Library bookmobile, circa 1941
- A photograph showing young people greeting the arrival of the Nashville Public Library bookmobile, circa July, 1941, at Stewart's Cash Grocery in Davidson County, Tennessee. Mrs. Frances Parkes and Mrs. Leah Rose, employees of the Nashville Public...
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- Photograph of two Nashville Public Library bookmobiles in Centennial Park in front of the Parthenon, circa 1955
- A photograph showing two of the Nashville Public Library bookmobiles and drivers in Nashville's Centennial Park, circa 1955. The Parthenon, originally built for Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition, is pictured in the background. The bookmobile...
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- Photograph of Nashville Public Library staff members shelving books in the bookmobile, circa 1955
- A photograph of Nashville Public Library staff members placing books on the shelves of the Nashville Public Library bookmobile, circa April 1955. This particular bookmobile was in service from 1954-1973, with approximately 3000 volumes aboard the...
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- Photograph of the reading room of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1953
- A photograph depicting the remodeled reading room of the Nashville Public Library reading room, circa 1953. The patrons are reading books, with the staff on duty at the service desk. The public library building was constructed with a $100,000 grant...
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- Photograph of the Young Moderns Den of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1960
- A photograph of the Young Moderns Den of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1960. The young adults are making use of the educational and entertainment resources, while one couple dances to the sounds of a phonograph. The Young Moderns Den was...
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- Photograph of the circulation desk of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1955
- A photograph showing the circulation desk and staff of the Nashville Public Library, assisting the community patrons, circa 1955. Originally established as the Carnegie Library of Nashville, the building was located at 8th Avenue North and Union...
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- Photograph of the circulation desk of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1948
- A photograph of the circulation desk, circa the late 1940's, of the Nashville Public Library. Doric columns are a significant feature of the interior architectural design. The main public library building was constructed with a $100,000 grant from...
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- Photograph of the Nashville Public Library bookmobile, circa 1957
- A photograph of eager young readers boarding the "traveling branch" bookmobile of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1957. The bookmobile service in Davidson County, Tennessee originally began in the 1940's, when the State Library Project...
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