A letter from Chicago to St. Louis : letters collected from the primary distribution units

One of twelve photographs showing the progress of a letter being mailed from Chicago to Missouri. Letters collected from the primary distribution units are placed in metal box containers and put onto a moving belt which delivers them to secondary distribution units.

Publication date: 1934-11-04

Size: 13.5 x 7.7 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