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Order Number	00076982
Title	Bert Thomas and young patrons next to an LAPL Bookmobile
Photographer	Friezer, Joe.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Libraries-LAPL-Branches-Bookmobile.
Date	Circa 1955
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	As early as 1949 these bookmobiles, or "libraries on wheels", began taking books to the mostly disadvantaged, low-income areas, or the outlying sections of the city where community libraries had not been established. The Los Angeles Public Library's fleet of bookmobiles was comprised of 3 large vans usually loaded with 4,000 books, and a smaller one known as "Little Toot" that usually carried 3,000 books. They had 28 scheduled stops each week to such places as housing developments, shopping centers, parks, and schools that varied anywhere from an hour to three hours. It is estimated that these Traveling Branches circulated almost 250,000 volumes a year.
Description	Eleven children stand next to a Los Angeles Public Library Bookmobile, which has been decorated for the Christmas season with garland, large plastic candy canes, and large plastic bells. A man identified as Bert Thomas, possibly a librarian or the van's driver, is holding a balloon out to a little boy dressed as Santa Claus. The balloons read: "Merry Christmas to all of you" and "Visit your inner city bookmobiles in your area".
Subject	Los Angeles Public Library. Christmas decorations--California--Los Angeles. Bookmobiles--California--Los Angeles. Libraries--California--Los Angeles. Children--California--Los Angeles.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection