Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
The First Bookwagon 1905-1910
Media Items
Media Items
Media Items
ItemID
wcbm191
IDEntry
104
Creator
Unknown
Rights
Washington County Free Library
Date
1905-1910
Collection Location
Washington County Free Library
Original size
20 x 25 cms
Coverage
Washington County (Md.), 1905-1910.
Body
Joshua Thomas and the book wagon. Joshua Thomas, a Civil War veteran and member of the GAR, had earlier served as the janitor in the library. He was listed on the 1910 census as a "Book Missionary" for the public library.
Notes
It was reported that the horses names were Dandy and Black Beauty, and that they were stabled at Corderman's Livery Stable in Hagerstown.