Library Related Parade Float

Exterior view of a parade float with nine women on it, identically dressed. Sign on side of float reads: "Operation Library" with additional lettering for Arkansas. Location and event not identified.

1950~/1969~

Parades & processions
Floats (Parades)
Librarians

All of the ladies on the float are wearing name tags. Kansas City hosted the American Library Association annual meeting in 1957 and 1968 and photograph may be related to that event.

Photograph

P1, General Collection, Libraries--Public--Displays, #37

10016451

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