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.
Horse-drawn vehicles
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.
Oakes' farm yard, Middleburg Pike
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Visiting the Oakes' farm on Middleburg Pike, now Rt. 11, north of Hagerstown.
The Hixon farmhouse near Cohill Station
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The book wagon stops at a country home, west of Hancock. A large stone house stands behind the white picket fence.
The first book wagon
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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.
The book wagon
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Three ladies, Mr. Thomas, the driver, and the original bookwagon, 1905-1910. They are standing in the road, beside a high white picket fence. 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.