Bookmobile in the 1950s

Circa early 1950s / Lorain Public Library Bookmobile

This is most likely the bookmobile that was purchased by the Lorain Public Library System in 1951. "Lorain County Traveling Library, Operated by Lorain Public Library" is lettered on the passenger side of the bookmobile, built on a Dodge model truck. The vehicle was painted in green and cream colors.

~ Lorain Public Library System, “Bookmobile in the 1950s,” Lorain County Memory, accessed May 15, 2026, https://loraincountymemory.org/items/show/2490.

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Bookmobile in the 1950s

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This is most likely the bookmobile that was purchased by the Lorain Public Library System in 1951. "Lorain County Traveling Library, Operated by Lorain Public Library" is lettered on the passenger side of the bookmobile, built on a Dodge model truck. The vehicle was painted in green and cream colors.

Publisher

Lorain Public Library System

Date

Circa early 1950s

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Identifier

LPLS.01.0053

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Lorain County, Ohio

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Photograph