Photograph of postal clerks sorting mail

Object Details

Description
Room filled with postal clerks and letter carriers sorting and processing mail. Workers in main post offices in large cities processed thousands of pieces of mail by hand every day before the development of mail processing machines.
Photographer: Unknown
Data Source
National Postal Museum
Date
c. 1890
Credit line
National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown
Medium
paper; photo-emulsion
Type
Photographs
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