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Parcel Post Wagons in Knoxville, TN

from Smithsonian Institution

  • selective rose said:
    An online search of old newspapers found an ad for S. B. Newman & Co., a printing & bookbinding company located at 617 S Gay St in Knoxville, TN. Given that we appear to be looking at the backside of the business, I think we're just off of Market St SW, in the alley between Church Ave S and Clinch Ave S. That would put us on the backside of the Old Customs House, the first floor of which, according to Wikipedia, was used as a post office until around 1934. Here's the view today in Google Street View. The road's been redone a bit, and the buildings at the end of the alley are gone, but the windows, arches, keystones, etc, of the Old Customs House to our left definitely look right. The Customs House is now home to the East Tennessee Historical Society. I sent them a tweet with a link to this page, figured they might be interested.
  • pomonobo productions said:
    severinus, had i seen your comment i wouldn't have filled my sunday afternoon doing the research to prove the same point!
  • selective rose said:
    pomonobo productions Heh, well I hope the research was still enjoyable. And nice work with the "today" shot; I would've loved to've stolen that thunder from you too, but being in Seattle I had to settle for Google :)
  • Smithsonian Institution said:
    Thank you both for your interest. This is fantastic information, and I especially enjoy the then-and-now view! I'll be sure the pass this along to my colleagues at the National Postal Museum. Susannah Smithsonian Institution Archives
  • Smithsonian Institution said:
    A curator at the National Postal Museum confirmed the information you found, @severinus. We updated the caption with the location and postmaster's name. Thank you again for your help in identifying this image! Effie Smithsonian Institution Archives

Parcel Post Wagon in New Bedford, Massachusetts

from Smithsonian Institution

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  • Narrow Shirt said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Original Plymouth Colony, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • Difficult Degree said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Aquellos magníficos carruajes, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Uniformed Letter Carrier with Child in Mailbag

from Smithsonian Institution

  • 282 older comments, and then…
  • Michael J. Tuttle said:
    Looks like a good way to beat the extra baggage charge by todays Airlines
  • dcscooterboy said:
    Looks like one more stork on the unemployment line to me!
  • mlfeatherston said:
    Amazing. Another wonder of the PUBLIC DOMAIN!
  • Humdrum Watch said:
    the inventor of the baby bjorn?
  • Cooperative Pan said:
    Gee, who's having less fun in this picture?

    //k