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| Title | Chicago Public Library Bookmobile Service, ca. 1940 |
| Description | The Legler Regional Library's experimental trailer service began on April 19, 1940, and was staffed by two librarians, Irmgard Bradley and Catherine Vitha. This new method of delivery used a small trailer hooked up to a car. Later, specially outfitted vehicles called bookmobiles carried larger collections, were staffed with a small circulation desk, and were driven by professional drivers. The Legler Branch also initiated a juvenile trailer service in 1940, serving the Peck and Mary Lyon schools. Black and white photo, 10 x 8 in. |
| Neighborhood/Streets | West Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)
East Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Subject.TGM1 | Public libraries
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| Subject.LCSH | Bookmobiles -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
Chicago Public Library -- Photographs
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| Subject.AAT | branch libraries
libraries (buildings)
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| Photographer/Artist | Unknown
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| Time Period | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 |
| Repository Name | Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
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| Repository Number | PHOTOGRAPH SPE-CPL Archives Photographs tb 1.1 |
| Language | eng |
| Collection | Chicago Public Library Archives
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| Rights | http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php |
| Type | Digital image |
| Original Format | Photographs
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| Size | 10 x 8 in. |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Subject.LOCAL | bookmobiles
transportation
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