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Bookmobiles

In the mountains beyond Smithsburg

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In the mountains beyond Smithsburg. The 1912-1916 bookmobile stops at the house with a white picket fence. A family, dressed in their winter clothes, is selecting books.

The Nally boys and their Ma

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The Nally family farm was "Below the Neck", near Williamsport. The three young men look at the books in the vehicle, while their mother stands by in her bonnet and apron. The bookmobile appears to be parked near a barn.

Bookwagon stop at the Old Road House, National Pike, Indian Springs

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The bookmobile is parked along a road. A whitewashed log cabin is in the picture. The librarian wears a winter coat, the two women looking at the bookmobile shelves do not.