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The New York Post Office

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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New York City -- Post Office

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Title
The New York Post Office
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Post Office

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1890
Topics
Post offices -- New York (State) -- New York
Interiors -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Postal service -- New York (State) -- New York
Mailwagons -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Postal service employees -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Genres
Prints
Notes
Source note: From
Content: Printed on image: "Scientific American, N.Y." Printed on border: "I. Delivery of sacks and pouches for the outgoing mail; 2. Interior of city drops, facing up letters; 3. Carriers' and stamping clerks'table; 4. General view of main office; 5. Amphitheater for distribution of newspapers; 6. Corridor and private letter boxes; 7. Separating newspapers for city delivery; 8. Newspaper and bulk mail chutes; 9. Storage room for empty bags." "See page 55." Written on border: "Jan 25, 1890."
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 32 x 24 cm. (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17539515
Barcode: 33333159172341
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7c8849b0-c55f-012f-d8d9-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1890: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "The New York Post Office" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2770-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "The New York Post Office" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2770-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1890). The New York Post Office Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2770-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2770-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) The New York Post Office, (1890) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=May 4, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The New York Post Office