Pitt County book mobile
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Identifier: 741.10.e.14
Pitt County book mobile parked in a field in front of buildings. Dates from negative sleeve.more...
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Description
Pitt County book mobile parked in a field in front of buildings. Dates from negative sleeve.
Contributor(s)
Daily Reflector (Greenville, N.C.)
Date
March 1956 - July 1956
Call Number
741.10.e.14
Additional Resources
Collection(s)
The Daily Reflector Image Collection
Special Collections Staff Pick Collection

Subject(s)
Bookmobiles--North Carolina--Greenville
Finding Aid
Daily Reflector Negative Collection

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Location (spatial)
United States--North Carolina--Pitt County (N.C.)--Greenville (N.C.)
Type
still image
Medium
negatives (photographic)
Physical Description
12.5cm x 10cm
Rights
Copyright held by Joyner Library. Permission to reuse this work is granted for all non-commercial purposes.
Persistent URL
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/2802

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Comments
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 Thu Sep 27 05:07 PM  by Matt Reynolds

This is an image of Pitt County’s second bookmobile from the spring of 1956. Essentially operating as mobile libraries, bookmobiles were used to deliver books and other materials to areas that did not have traditional library buildings. These programs were especially effective in granting access to rural and housebound people. This particular bookmobile was manufactured by the Gerstenslager Company and is remembered for its distinctive moustache-style grill.
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 Thu Apr 30 09:55 AM  by Willie Nelms, Director, Sheppard Memorial Library

This is the second bookmobile owned by Sheppard Memorial Library. It was purchased in 1955 for $6000.
Tags bookmobiles, education, libraries, Pitt County
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