Photograph of post card of mail car in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Object Details

Description

Car used to carry a postal clerk who sorts mail while the vehicle is moving. A pair of these automobiles, manufactured by the Johnson Service Company, were used for city delivery service in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Photographer: Unknown

Credit line

National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown

Date

1907

Object number

A.2006-80

Type

Photographs

Medium

paper; photo-emulsion

Place

United States of America

Wisconsin

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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/hm80659b5e2-1e45-4c5d-91e1-961378ee047d

Record ID

npm_A.2006-80