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In June 1922, the Minneapolis Public Library book wagon made its first trip from Minneapolis to Excelsior, a small village on Lake Minnetonka. Riding aboard the book wagon was Gratia Countryman, the library system's visionary director.
Gratia Countryman at desk in Minneapolis Public Library, c.1945.
Gratia Countryman at city-wide testimonial dinner in her honor, Minneapolis, December 11, 1936.
Gratia Countryman, head librarian in Minneapolis, 1928. Photograph by George E. Luxton.
Gratia Countryman, librarian, in library stacks, c.1910.
Gratia Countryman, c.1886.
Gratia Countryman, Minneapolis, 1917. Photograph by Lee Brothers.