"Save Our Post" Face Mask, 2020
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Artifact Overview
Americans' reliance on mail and package delivery increased during the coronavirus pandemic. A rise was also expected in mail-in election ballots due to concerns about in-person voting safety. These factors brought attention to the role of the US Postal Service--and the Trump administration's attempts to reshape the agency as a business--in the 2020 election year.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Face mask
Date Made
2020
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2020.185.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cloth
Color
Cream (Color)
Blue
Red
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5.25 in
Width: 6.75 in
Length: 2.5 in
Inscriptions
on front:
SAVE / OUR POST
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