New York City book campaign
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What do New York City, countless books, and attention-commanding women have in common (other than being three very excellent things)? Our newest Vintage Edition! Which also happens to be a richly detailed black and white photo that takes us time-travelling to 1919, and segues into some real interesting, library-loving history in the process. In New York City book campaign, a smartly-dressed woman balances atop a couple dozen stories of book stacks high to speak on behalf of the American Library Association (ALA) and promote their book drive for soldiers in Europe. Established in 1876, the ALA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting libraries and library education. In fact, it’s the oldest and largest library association in the world. In 1917, two years before this photo was taken, ALA membership was just over 3,000. With the First World War underway, the ALA decided to launch the Committee on Mobilization and War Service Plans (later known as the War Service Committee). Directed by Herbert Putnam—the eighth and longest serving Librarian of Congress—and later by Carl H. Milam, the Committee set out to raise money to provide libraries, books, and periodicals to military personnel abroad and at home.
New York City book campaign
$29.20
Sale price
$29.20
Regular price
$40.00