Dwelling on Rock Forge Mill
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Joshua Taylor, the janitor at the Washington County Free Library, became the driver of the book wagon between 1905 and 1910.
Public libraries--United States
Children visiting the first bookwagon
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The bookwagon 1905-1910.
The first wagon, when finished with shelves on the outside and a place for storage of cases in the center resembled somewhat a cross between a grocer's delivery wagon and the tin peddlers cart of by gone New England days. Filled with an attractive collection of books and drawn by two horses, with Mr. Thomas the janitor both holding the reins and dispensing the books, it started on its travels in April 1905.
...(From On the trail of the book wagon, by Mary Titcomb.)
The whole family
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The family visits the book wagon.
On the trail of the book wagon
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The book wagon visits Four Locks, along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Lock 48 is in the background.
Pioneer Library Book Wagon
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Handwritten: Pioneer Library Book Wagon, Washington County Free Library, Hagerstown, Maryland.
The original photograph had "Library Wagon 1903", written on it. The "03" is crossed out and "05" added.
In the country
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Another country home visited by the book wagon.
On Smithsburg Road
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The book wagon visits a country home.
Book wagon at Grimm's Blacksmith Shop, Cearfoss
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The book wagon visits Grimm's Blacksmith Shop in Cearfoss.
In harvest time
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Louise Frey of Ringgold identified the people in the photograph:
Man standing next to the book wagon horse -- Daniel Beard.
Lady in wheelchair -- Lottie Beard, daughter of Daniel. She had suffered from infantile paralysis (polio).
Little girl standing next to woman in wheelchair --Mary Catherine Leather (b. 1900). She, along with her two brothers, was raised by the Beards after her mother died. Mary Catherine's daughter, Louise Frey, identified the individuals.
Book Wagon near Dam No. 6
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Three means of transportation in western Washington County - the book wagon on the heights, the Western Maryland Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The Potomac River is on the far right of the picture.