Early Bookmobiles (1922-1970's)
Title
Early Bookmobiles (1922-1970's)
Subject
Bookmobiles; Libraries; Morris County Free Public Library; Morris County (N.J.)
Description
Photographs of early bookmobiles in Morris County NJ. Photographs were donated to the Morris County Library from various sources, including library staff. Photos date from 1922 through the 1970's. The original photographs are housed in the Special Collections Room in the Morris County Library.
Source
NJ 974.974 MOR BOX 10
Date
1922-1970's
Rights
Format
JPEG
Collection Items
Sound Film 1950
The County Librarian discusses selections of a sound film with the Principal of the Cedar Knolls School, 1950.
At the Fair in 1936
Morris County Free Library Bookmobile at a Morris County Fair, September 11, 1936.
Our First Bookmobile in 1922
Group of children with Miss Edith Smith, Library Director (from 1922-1956), in front of the first bookmobile in 1922.
Loading the Bookcar, 1923
First Bookmobile, 1923. Librarian Mrs. Edith Smith and four others load the bookcar in winter.
Library Exhibit at the Fair, 1937
Morris County Free Library exhibit at a Morris County Fair, September 8, 9, 10, 11, 1937, Beverwyck Road, Troy Hills.
The Red Bookmobile
Black and white photograph of the Red Ford Vanette Bookmobile, parked in front of another bookmobile at the Courthouse location in Morristown, N.J.
Interior Bookmobile Chatham 1972
The driver and the librarian of (Chatham) Township Bookmobile, February 26, 1972. Photograph featured in the Chatham Courier.