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Scarborough Township Public Library bookmobile in the 1950s
Scarborough Township Public Library bookmobile in the 1950s

Scarborough Township Public Library bookmobile in the 1950s

DateApproximately 1958
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FormatPicture
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Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Copy prints
    CollectionToronto Public Library Archives
    Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
    Object NumberTPL-A-0816
    Picture of four bookmobiles in a parking lot arranged from the smallest (VW van) to largest tru…
    Four Scarborough Township Public Library bookmobiles
    Toronto Public Library
    Approximately 1958
    Childhood Memories: Judylaine Fine, above, seen left with her father in the 1950s, remembers their home smelling like a pink eraser
    Childhood Memories: Judylaine Fine, above, seen left with her father in the 1950s, remembers their home smelling like a pink eraser
    Andrew, Cindy
    5/23/1989
    Three-to-go: A 1950s Messerschmitt three-wheeler, affectionately known as a bubble car, drew a lot of attention at Sunday's Wheels Fresh Air Fund Cruise
    Three-to-go: A 1950s Messerschmitt three-wheeler, affectionately known as a bubble car, drew a lot of attention at Sunday's Wheels Fresh Air Fund Cruise
    Gower, Patti
    8/18/1991
    Evergreen: Piper Laurie, once called one of The Six Virgins Of Hollywood, hasn't lost her looks - but her movie roles have matured a lot since the 1950s
    Evergreen: Piper Laurie, once called one of The Six Virgins Of Hollywood, hasn't lost her looks - but her movie roles have matured a lot since the 1950s
    Combs, Erin
    9/14/1988
    Remember the 1950s? Chubby Checker does, and so did 600 other folks who twisted last night away with the legendary and still-lively singer, who's at t(...)
    Remember the 1950s? Chubby Checker does, and so did 600 other folks who twisted last night away with the legendary and still-lively singer, who's at t(...)
    Beaty, Keith
    11/25/1982
    An antique: The Atlas rocket that blasted John Glenn into orbit in 1962 is now among the museum's nostalgic collection of space craft from the 1950s and '60s
    An antique: The Atlas rocket that blasted John Glenn into orbit in 1962 is now among the museum's nostalgic collection of space craft from the 1950s and '60s
    Canada Science and Technology Museum
    6/15/1988
    Mamie Van Doren, a so-called sex goddess of the silver screen in the 1950s and '60s, is alive and well and appearing this week at the Hook and Ladder (...)
    Mamie Van Doren, a so-called sex goddess of the silver screen in the 1950s and '60s, is alive and well and appearing this week at the Hook and Ladder (...)
    Combs, Erin
    2/24/1975
    Fords for the U.S. market. For the first time since it began operations in the 1950s, Ford Motor Co. of Canada's Oakville car assembly plant is turnin(...)
    Fords for the U.S. market. For the first time since it began operations in the 1950s, Ford Motor Co. of Canada's Oakville car assembly plant is turnin(...)
    Dinsmore, Ted
    8/25/1977
    In the 1950s, author Pierre Berton was asked if he would put up a total of $200 for a couple of paintings
    In the 1950s, author Pierre Berton was asked if he would put up a total of $200 for a couple of paintings
    Berton, Pierre, 1920-2004
    1/28/1986
    Canada's King of Tennis back in 1950s and '60s, Bob Bedard is still playing occasional tournament as 41st birthday approaches. Now living in Toronto, (...)
    Canada's King of Tennis back in 1950s and '60s, Bob Bedard is still playing occasional tournament as 41st birthday approaches. Now living in Toronto, (...)
    Bedard, Bob
    8/29/1972
    Chain jug milk stores have become part of Toronto life since the late 1950s
    Chain jug milk stores have become part of Toronto life since the late 1950s
    Geo, Mario
    2/10/1972
    Adventures: Mike de Blicquy and his wife Bunny have been living on the cruiser that Capri since the 1950s. That way of life will soon end, though, for the couple in their 80s, with the selling of the ship.
    Adventures: Mike de Blicquy and his wife Bunny have been living on the cruiser that Capri since the 1950s. That way of life will soon end, though, for the couple in their 80s, with the selling of the ship.
    Gower, Patti
    7/4/1991