Photograph of mail streetcar in Washington, DC

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Object Details

Description

This US mail streetcar, owned and operated by the Capital Traction Company, was used to process and transport mail in Washington, DC.

Photographer: Unknown

Credit line

National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown

Date

c. 1900

Object number

A.2006-51

Type

Photographs

Medium

paper; photo-emulsion

Place

District of Columbia

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm80e4b3afe-0cd8-4cbd-beb3-13b3f244fee4

Record ID

npm_A.2006-51