A typical group
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The family selects their books.
Bookmobile Travels through Washington County
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In Snufftown
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A grandmother and the family visit the bookmobile.
Satisfied patrons
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The librarian advises a group of readers.
Through a forest fire on Blue Mountain
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The 1912 bookmobile travels through the mountains near Pen-Mar. The trees are bare and there are leaves on the road. The vehicle appears through the smoke.
A rose lined path to the book wagon
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The Librarian visits a home in the country. She has a large pile of books in her arms, while the woman in an apron has only a few.
Three generations of readers at foot of Maryland Heights
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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.
By the roadside in Dargan
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The bookmobile visits Dargan in south Washington County.
On the way from the station, Brownsville
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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.
Story hour, Brownsville
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The Librarian reads to children near Brownsville.
Their first photograph
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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.