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• Letter Carrier in Mailster Vehicle

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  • 43 comments
  • 122 favorites
  • 47,084 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:42:03
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, usps, mailster, threewheelvehicle, postalservice, postoffice, lettercarrier, usmail, cushman, cushmanmailster, transportation, postalhistory, threewheels, postal, delivery, mid20thcentury, working, vehicle, motor, idolizedtricycle, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons, dogtoy
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• Woman Mailing a Letter

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  • 3 comments
  • 70 favorites
  • 34,544 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:24:13
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, mailbox, usps, washingtondc, woman, letter, womensday, postalhistory, 1960s, mail, post, urban, capitol, was, washington, dress, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons
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• Christmas Mail, 1924

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  • 5 comments
  • 40 favorites
  • 29,583 views
  • Date uploaded: 2008-12-16
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, 1924, usmail, holidayrush, mailprocessing, brooklyn, newyork, mailbag, longexposures, warehouse, brooklynarmory, parkslope, postalhistory, mail, nycarmory, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons
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• de Havilland Airmail Plane #299

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  • 1 comment
  • 17 favorites
  • 29,276 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:19:39
  • Date uploaded: 2008-05-30
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, airplane, biplane, dehavilland, airmail, usps, airplanes, biplanes, pregnantcow, airmailplanes, dehavillanddh4b, dh4, dh4b, aircraft, earlyaircraft, aviation, postalhistory, oldairplame, mail, unitedstatesmail, field, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons, usmail299, missmaternity, usairmail, dehavillanddh4, libertyengine, libertyl12, liberty12
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• Photograph of postal employees in the Postal Savings Office, New York City

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  • 0 comments
  • 13 favorites
  • 25,780 views
  • Date taken: 2009-10-13 13:21:22
  • Date uploaded: 2009-10-19
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, men, desks, 1914, newyorkcity, office, postal, savings, type, postoffice, newyork, blackandwhitephoto, postalsavingssystem, postalemployees, postalhistory, nationalpostalmuseum
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• Highway Post Office Clerks at Work

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  • 0 comments
  • 8 favorites
  • 24,992 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:33:33
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, clerk, usps, highwaypostoffice, highwaypostofficebus, mailsorting, work, sortingmail, postalhistory, mailroom, sorting, workers, 1950s, men, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons
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• Photograph of Seward and Susitna [Alaska] mail team

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  • 0 comments
  • 25 favorites
  • 24,070 views
  • Date taken: 2009-10-13 12:23:39
  • Date uploaded: 2009-10-19
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, alaska, mail, transportation, dogteam, sled, seward, snow, postcard, postalhistory, louishpedersen, snowmountain, sleigh, dogs, pack, 1913, cold, winter, mountain, sleddogs, mushing, musher, idid, ididarod, mailacrossthecommons, nationalpostalmuseum
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• Photograph of rural carrier with horse and wagon

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  • 10 comments
  • 18 favorites
  • 22,184 views
  • Date taken: 2009-10-13 12:27:01
  • Date uploaded: 2009-10-19
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, postalhistory, transportation, rfd, lightrunner, ruralmaildelivery, horse, 1912, postcard, ruralfreedeliverywagon, horsedrawncarriage, earlylettercarrier, cart, rural, back, day, nationalpostalmuseum
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• Illustration of Owney on Mail Sack

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  • 6 comments
  • 34 favorites
  • 21,098 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:26:35
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, dog, owney, usps, railwaymailservice, c1895, blackandwhite, canine, usmail, mailcarrierbag, postalmascot, postalimages, postalhistory, dogmascot, mailimages, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons
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• Photograph of main post office building, New York City

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  • 0 comments
  • 11 favorites
  • 18,713 views
  • Date taken: 2009-10-13 12:06:12
  • Date uploaded: 2009-10-19
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, postoffice, architecture, airmail, mail, newyork, 1938, nationalairmailweek, postalhistory, terminal, station, blackandwhite, nationalpostalmuseum, manhattan, newyorkcity, midtown, 421eighthavenue, 421eighthave, 4218thavenue, 4218thave, eighthavenue, eighthave, 31ststreet, 31stst, 33rdstreet, 33rdst, unitedstatespostalservice, usps, unitedstatespostoffice, uspostoffice, unitedstatesmail, usmail, jamesafarleypostofficebuilding, jamesfarleypostofficebuilding, jamesfarleypostoffice, farleybuilding, farleypostoffice, generalpostofficebuilding, mckimmeadandwhite, mckimmeadwhite, beauxarts, lobby
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