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Pack Horse Library

Location : KY
Agency : WPA
Owner : NARA (SPB)
Medium : B&W Photo
Control Number : RG 69-13-13120-D

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Description : Seventeen mountain counties in Kentucky now have well organized Pack Horse Libraries originated and operated by the Works Progress Administration. Each county has its centrally located point of distribution. While there is an acute shortage of books and periodicals, philanthropic individuals throughout the U.S. have donated 11,391 books and 12,595 magazines.

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