Travel commission for a Railway Mail Service clerk

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Object Details

Issuee

T. E. Chasel

Description

This burgundy leather-covered identification document enabled T.E. Chase to travel on the designated rail line while on duty and when reporting for duty. The travel commission for 1900 issued to Railway Mail Service Clerk Chase was valid for the Minneapolis and Elizabeth route on the Chicago Great Western Railroad. The attached photograph of Chase is stamped “Railway Mail Service Office of [Superintendent] Jan. 1, 1900.”

Date

1900

Object number

1996.2010.60

Type

Archival Material

Medium

leather; paper; ink; photo emulsion paper

Dimensions

0.25 x 3.25 x 4.75 in. (0.635 x 8.255 x 12.065 cm)

Place

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

The Gilded Age (1877-1920)

Postal Administration

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm85e6f42b4-e1d7-413b-99cd-088e83711c6d

Record ID

npm_1996.2010.60