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Librarians in their aspect of healers

Los Angeles, 1928: “Attendant Alice E. Murray offers books to a hospital patient. This is part of the Service to Shut-Ins program of using volunteers to deliver books to residents unable to come to the library.”

Source: “Library books brought to hospital patients.” Security Pacific National Bank Collection, Los Angeles Public Library, http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics50/00059817.jpg. Photoshopped.

March 30, 2017 jonathanmorse
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Librarians: the shining jewels of civilization


Source: “Edith Wynne Matthison.” George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress, http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ggb2005022038/. Photoshopped.

July 1, 2015May 16, 2018 jonathanmorse
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