Delivery vehicle in front of Grosse Ile Center, Wayne County Service, Detroit Public Library

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Description

View of a Detroit Public Library, Wayne County Service motor vehicle, used for delivering books, parked in front of the Grosse Ile Center. Library is housed in a post office building. Young boy sits on building steps, reading; wagon is in front of building. Painted on side of vehicle: "Detroit Public Library, Wayne County Service." Sign in window reads: "Wayne County Library Center, books free." Typed on back: "Wayne County Library." Handwritten on back: "Photo taken in 1922."

Details

Resource ID:: bh011132
Subject:: Motor vehicles--Michigan--Grosse Ile; Post office buildings--Michigan--Grosse Ile; Detroit Public Library; Books--Transportation--Michigan--Grosse Ile; Library buildings--Michigan--Grosse Ile; Photographic prints
Date:: 1922
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 7.5 x 9.5 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: D/Libraries-DPL-Branch Services-Bookmobile
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.