Detroit Public Library bookmobile passing intersection at Five Mile Road and Wyoming
Description:
View of Detroit Public Library bookmobile passing the intersection of Five Mile Rd. (Fenkell) and Wyoming. "Bookmobile, branch library on wheels" is painted on side of vehicle; street sign in foreground. Westown Furniture Co. store in background. Clipping on back: "Bookmobile speeds to outlying districts with a load of literature for Detroiters who can't reach branch libraries. The specially equipped truck has been in heavy use since 1940, making nine stops weekly in afternoons and evenings. More than 3,000 books are carried and are changed frequently to keep abreast of the latest works on instruction and entertainment." Handwritten on back: "Bookmobile passes Five Mile & Wyoming St."
