Letter carrier delivering mail

circa. 1905

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
Washington, DC, United States

Letter carrier delivers mail to woman at residence while another woman looks on from the building's window. Before mailboxes were mandatory for city residences, carriers delivered mail directly to household residents.

Photographer: Unknown

National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection

Museum ID: A.2008-20

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Title: Letter carrier delivering mail
Date Created: circa. 1905
Medium: paper; photo-emulsion

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