smokeywolf
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I'll bet there was a lot of competition among the suit & tie crowd to be in that picture.
Some old Photos for your enjoyment
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richhodg66
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A young German Soldier, recently taken prisoner, stares ahead while sitting on a church pew with his helmet in Normandy, late July 1944
Colourised by Doug
Colourised by Doug
richhodg66
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A soldier in the Jewish Brigade Group (British Army) with an artillery shell reading "A gift to Hitler" in Italy, 1944.
richhodg66
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Great day for this American pilot, bad day for that Japanese pilot.
War is Hell
War is Hell
richhodg66
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US soldiers from 36th Infantry Division enjoying bottles of Coca-Cola somewhere in Italy 1943.
richhodg66
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Photograph of Marine Commandos on USS Nautilus Standing by to Go on Top Side for Raid on Makin Island, August 17, 1942
richhodg66
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James Brown, a Civil War veteran, holds a photograph of Abraham Lincoln. Photo taken in 1936 when James was 104 years old.
richhodg66
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Pictured is Wake County Bookmobile driver and librarian India White, 23 July 1966.
White drove the Bookmobile all over the county for over 20 years. Her route changed daily but rotated monthly, visiting mostly rural locations in the county and homes of the elderly or disabled. She had dozens assistants over the years, many either not able to learn the routes or drive a manual transmission (one of the crucial prerequisites for the job).
A life-long resident of Raleigh, she devoted her entire career to the Wake County Library. White died in 2000 at the age of 92.
White drove the Bookmobile all over the county for over 20 years. Her route changed daily but rotated monthly, visiting mostly rural locations in the county and homes of the elderly or disabled. She had dozens assistants over the years, many either not able to learn the routes or drive a manual transmission (one of the crucial prerequisites for the job).
A life-long resident of Raleigh, she devoted her entire career to the Wake County Library. White died in 2000 at the age of 92.
Dusty Bannister
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Think of this woman as a travel agent who spent her career helping others enjoy memorable and exciting trips. Done through the the books that were made accessible to those unable to travel to a conventional Library. Giving the community the freedom otherwise not available to those confined at home.
Gary
SE Kansas
Looks like "3 on the tree". That's the way I started.
462
California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Bookmobile -- a great invention that is sadly no longer. Once a week, one used to come round to the neighborhood park and I'd either pick out new books to read or return the books that were read. Just thinking about it brought to mind checking out Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island".
richhodg66
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Last time I drove a three on the tree was Summer of 1988 had to borrow a truck to move a fridge into the apartment I was miving into. They were uncommin even then and I didn't have much experience with one even though my car at the time was a manual . I figured it out pretty quick. It was a very early 70s Chevy step side with a straight six in it, good old truck.
My cousin ,GSGT Joe Malone, was at Makin Island, Col Carlson's Raiders, I have a pair of baby booties signed by what was left of his squad, then Guadalcanal, Boogabnville , lost his ring finder there
then IwoJima, got hit with a mortor on the beach, lost his left leg and eye, died at 67 from cancer, where the schrapnel was in his head, buried at Arlington Cemetary,
then IwoJima, got hit with a mortor on the beach, lost his left leg and eye, died at 67 from cancer, where the schrapnel was in his head, buried at Arlington Cemetary,
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Actually, they are alive and well here in the Yakima Valley. Libraries are few and far between here as the county is bigger than CN, and only has 5 in the towns. However 80% of the books are in Spanish and only 20% in English. It runs six days a week from when the roads are passable in March through about the last week of November.
richhodg66
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That's good to hear. Haven't seen one in a while. Libraries are dying out it seems.
Dusty Bannister
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The Book mobile is alive and well in Topeka, KS. Even the Library seems to be thriving as it adds various features other than just books. It is more like a community center.
JWinAZ
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Pima County, SE AZ, has a large library system. 27 locations and a bookmobile that goes to outlying areas. We go once a week on average. The original public library here was a Carnegie Free Library. What a great thing Andrew Carnegie did with establishing libraries across the country.