U.S. Post Office Department "Omaha Aerial Mail" Hangar, circa 1925
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Artifact Overview
Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. Initial air mail stamps cost 24 cents -- eight times more than ground service. But those fees helped subsidize the development of America's airways. After operating air mail flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department contracted with commercial air carriers in 1926.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1925
Subject Date
circa 1925
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.200
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in
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