Dart Hall Branch Library, 19 Kracke Street. Stamped on front: "Charleston Negro File." Caption on back: "The Reverend Stephen B. Mackey, rector of Calvary Episcopal Church, awarding reading diplomas to three children at exercises held at Dart Hall Library, 19 Kracke St., on Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, 1953. 80 children from Shaw Center Library, Dart Hall Library, and the book truck were awarded diplomas, each having read and reported on at least 10 books in the six weeks of the summer program. The reading game is an annual affair sponsored by the Charleston Free Library. The Reverend Mackey also made an address. The children pictured are, left to right: Patricia Robinson, daughter of Mrs. Victoria Robinson, [...], Patricia Gordon, daughter of Mrs. Janie Gordon [...], and Bernard Powers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Powers, [...]."
Dart Hall Branch Library, 19 Kracke Street. Children and staff gathered for closing of summer reading games. Standing amongst the staff in the back of the room are Susan Dart Butler, Janie M. Smith, Emily C. Sanders, and Mae Holloway Purcell. Caption on back: "Dart Hall branch reading game "graduation" exercises. Charleston County Library, S.C. 1953."
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Children marching downstairs from Childrens room to piazza where summer reading program exercises were held. Aug. 3, 1953, 5 p.m."
Dart Hall Branch Library, 19 Kracke Street. Children and staff gathered for closing of summer reading games. Standing amongst the staff in the back are Susan Dart Butler, far left, and Mae Holloway Purcell, far right.
Dart Hall Branch Library, 19 Kracke Street. Caption on back: "The Reverend John T. Enwright awarding diplomas to three children at closing exercises of summer reading program at Dart Hall Library, on Friday morning, August 1, 1952. The boy is from Rosemont, outside the city; one girl is a reader from Dart Hall Library; the other from Shaw Center Library."
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Main building. Aug. 5, 1952. Children's reading program exercises. Charleston County Library, S.C."
Dart Hall Branch Library, 19 Kracke Street. Standing amongst staff in back is Mae Holloway Purcell. Caption on back: "Picture taken at Dart, Aug. 1, '52. Some of the children who 'graduated' in summer reading game. Dart Hall, Shaw Center, and Colored County."
Cooper River Memorial Library, 3503 Rivers Avenue. Edward P. Blanton awarding reading certificates to children. Caption on back: "Close of reading game. Summer, 1952."
