A letter from Chicago to St. Louis : it is about 8:30

One of twelve photographs showing the progress of a letter being mailed from Chicago to Missouri. A mail collector in Chicago removes the letters from the letter box and places them in a satchel to place in his post office truck.

Publication date: 1934-11-04

Size: 13.8 x 9 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Correspondence--1930-1940
• Mail trucks--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Postal service employees--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Postal service--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• United States. Post Office Dept.--Equipment & supplies--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• United States. Post Office Dept.--People--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (November 4, 1934), n.p.

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg