A letter from Chicago to St. Louis : at the main postoffice the canvas bags

One of twelve photographs showing the progress of a letter being mailed from Chicago to Missouri. Letters are taken from hand trucks and placed in a metal chute for sorting and distribution.

Publication date: 1934-11-04

Size: 13.9 x 8.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Correspondence--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