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Photograph of the Nashville Public Library bookmobile, circa 1941
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Title
Photograph
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
bookmobile
,
circa
1941
Corporate name
Stewart's Cash Grocery (Davidson County, Tenn.)
United States. Works Progress Administration
Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County--History
Topical entry
Buildings
Libraries
Business
Capital City
City Government
County Government
Downtown Nashville
Transportation
Popular Culture
Public libraries--Tennessee--Nashville
Reading promotion--Tennessee--Nashville
Carnegie libraries--Tennessee--Nashville
Libraries and society--Tennessee--Nashville
Bookmobiles--Tennessee--Nashville
Librarians--Tennessee--Nashville
Vehicles--Tennessee--Nashville
Public service employment--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Tennessee--Nashville--Country life
Tennessee--Nashville--Rural conditions
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
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
Library
,
traveled
with the
truck
on its
service
route
to
rural
residents
in the
outlying
communities
. The
bookmobile
project
was
under
the
direction
of
Librarian
F
.
K
.
W
.
(Francis
Keese
Wynkoop)
Drury
and
sponsored
by the
Works
Progress
Administration
, the
Nashville
Public
Library
, the
County
School
Library
and the
local
Rotary
Club
. The
bookmobile
service
in
Davidson
County
,
Tennessee
originally
began
in the
1940's
,
when
the
State
Library
Project
furnished
a
bookmobile
which
made
weekly
demonstration
rounds
through
the
county
. In
1947
, the
Nashville
Public
Library
initiated
the "
library-on-wheels
"
bookmobile
service
; by
1956
,
service
had been
extended
to
all
of
Davidson
County
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
:
b
&
w
;
3
x
4.5
in.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Date
1941
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
(171
KB)
Identifier
P-2205
Relation
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
Coverage
1940-1949
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
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