Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
The First Bookwagon 1905-1910
Media Items
Media Items
Media Items
ItemID
wcbm004
IDEntry
52
Rights
Washington County Free Library
Date
1905-1910
Collection Location
Washington County Free Library
Original size
8 x 10 cms
Coverage
Washington County, (Md.), 1905-1910
Body
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.