postbox
45 photos tagged postbox, from 9 members of Flickr Commons.
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- newsouthwales
- mailbox
- sydney
- letterreceiver
- australia
- peelandroderick
- trigsmarrandtaylor
- souterandmartin
- bubbandson
- jrbubb
- post
- rahs
- royalaustralianhistoricalsociety
- letterreceivers
- heritagegrant
- nationallibraryofireland
- ireland
- glassnegative
- leinster
- lawrencephotographcollection
- dublin
- robertfrench
- williamlawrence
Members using this tag
- Royal Australian Historical Society
- National Library of Ireland on The Commons
- The Library of Congress
- Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection
- State Library of Queensland
- The National Archives UK
- National Science and Media Museum
- Keene Public Library and the Historical Society of Cheshire County
- Smithsonian Institution
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Madam & John Sirmopoulos mailing letter to Santa (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded March 2023
The job is OXO! from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded February 2021
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, September 4, 1930 from State Library of Queensland uploaded April 2020
Post box, Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded April 2017
The Quays, Wicklow, Co. Wicklow from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded August 2015
Manly #2 from Royal Australian Historical Society uploaded January 2014
Manly #1 from Royal Australian Historical Society uploaded January 2014
MacLean - Large and Small from Royal Australian Historical Society uploaded January 2014
MacLean History Museum from Royal Australian Historical Society uploaded January 2014
Katoomba from Royal Australian Historical Society uploaded January 2014
Annandale from Royal Australian Historical Society uploaded January 2014
Triggs, Marr & Taylor - Glebe from Royal Australian Historical Society uploaded January 2014
J R Bubb - Albury Post Office from Royal Australian Historical Society uploaded January 2014
Conversations
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A potential traffic hazard in the Blackout, 1939. Second World War.
- jamica1 said:
Letter Carrier Collecting Mail
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Mr.TinMD said:
Great image, thanks for posting it.
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twotwentysix said:
And after a long day of carting mail, nothing beats a trip across the street for COCKTAILS.
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on the other side of the camera said:
twotwentysix, so observant! Good laugh! No wonder the postman is smiling and looking so jaunty! Grateful to Smithsonian for posting all these!
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mlfeatherston said:
Amazing image. I am very glad to see the Smithsonian doing what it should have done a long time ago: sharing public domain material.
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ludwig urec said:
i love this man...
Crossing Sweeper
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Picture Esk said:
On the left there is a nIce example of an early hexagonal post box .
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softlad - resting between engagements said:
Greenwich, London - bit more info here.