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Call Number
X-28021
Title
Denver
Public
Library
bookmobile
Summary
Interior
view
of the
Denver
Public
Library
bookmobile
in
Denver
,
Colorado
;
Helen
V
.
Watts
and
Ellen
Berner
watch
Black
(African
American)
boys
and
girls
read
books
.
Date
1964
November
4
Notes
Condition
:
fold
cracks.
;
Formerly
F42600.
;
Newspaper
clippings
attached
to
back
of
photoprint
reads
: "
National
Children's
Book
Week
-
said
to be the
oldest
of
200
or
more
special
"
weeks
"
celebrated
each
year
in the
United
States
-
is
being
observed
this
week
(Nov
.
1-7)
in
libraries
,
schools
and
homes
across
the
country
. This
46th
annual
NCBW
has
special
significance
for the
Denver
Public
Library
which
is
marking
its
75th
year
of
service
to
Denver
. In
1894
,
five
years
after
the
city
library
system
was
established
,
librarian
John
Cotton
Dana
opened
a
room
planned
for
children
and
supplied
with
appropriate
books
,
magazines
and
furniture
. This was the
first
"
Children's
Library
" in the
United
States
" and "
Three
bookmobiles
serve
some
areas
of the
city
. At
Whittier
School
, the
first
grade
class
visits
during
a
stop
.
Mrs
.
Helen
V
.
Watts
(behind
counter)
and
Miss
Ellen
Berner
help
children.
";
Title
supplied.
;
R7100280211
Physical Description
1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photographic print ; 25 x 20 cm. (10 x 8 in.)
Subject
Denver Public Library--Equipment & supplies--1960-1970.
African Americans--Children--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.
Bookmobiles--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
Children--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
Source
Source
:
Public
Information
Office
.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Film
negatives.
;
Photographic
prints.
;
Imaged.
;
Image
Format-Medium
Photograph
Identifier
F42600
DPLW
Filename
10028021.tif
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