The book mobile traveled to Maryland Heights, across the Potomac from Harper's Ferry. Two children stand on the running board of the truck and three women select books.
The bookmobile visits Dargan in south Washington County.
Librarian and a boy carry a basket of books from the station at Brownsville. The librarian traveled to several small towns in Washington County by train, bring books with her.
The Librarian reads to children near Brownsville.
A group near Sample's Manor in southern Washington County. A large family standing by the bookmobile. Mother holds a baby, the two small children are standing on the running board, and the males are all wearing overalls.
The 1916-1921 bookmobile is pulled out of the mud... somewhere between Trego and Sample's Manor, in southern Washington County. Another photograph shows a horse doing the work to pull it out.
His first view of the bookwagon.
The Keedysville deposit station was in Roy Line's store for a number of years.
A small collection of books was housed in the general store and open one day a week with a local custodian.
This bookmobile was in use 1912 to 1916.
In March of 1912 an IHC Autobuggy with body by Thomas White was delivered by the International Harvester Company. It had a specially constructed top with shelves for 300 books and storage room for four deposit station cases.
Ladies reading in the Boonsboro Reading Room. This was an outgrowth of the deposit station established there. Certain volumes which had belonged to Major Pierce were donated and a Library Association with Harvey S. Bomberger as President was formed.
(From 50th anniversary booklet)