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- Mail Organizer, 2000 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 2000
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Mail Organizer, 2000
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- U.S. Air Mail Pilot Charles Ames Delivering First Overnight Mail Service, 1925 - Federally subsidized air mail service encouraged commercial aviation. Pilots first navigated by visible landmarks, flying only in daylight. Lighted beacons, installed along flight paths, enabled night flights. It was dangerous work. Air mail pilot Charles Ames died when his plane crashed in central Pennsylvania, on the route from New York to Chicago, in 1925.
- July 02, 1925
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U.S. Air Mail Pilot Charles Ames Delivering First Overnight Mail Service, 1925
Federally subsidized air mail service encouraged commercial aviation. Pilots first navigated by visible landmarks, flying only in daylight. Lighted beacons, installed along flight paths, enabled night flights. It was dangerous work. Air mail pilot Charles Ames died when his plane crashed in central Pennsylvania, on the route from New York to Chicago, in 1925.
- Advertising Poster, "Air Mail. Save Time, Speed Your Mail," 1927 - Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. The faster delivery came with a hefty premium. Initial air mail stamps cost 24 cents each -- eight times the charge for standard ground service. Banks and time-sensitive businesses were the earliest customers. The price gradually fell until, in 1975, domestic air service was made routine without added cost.
- 1927
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Advertising Poster, "Air Mail. Save Time, Speed Your Mail," 1927
Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. The faster delivery came with a hefty premium. Initial air mail stamps cost 24 cents each -- eight times the charge for standard ground service. Banks and time-sensitive businesses were the earliest customers. The price gradually fell until, in 1975, domestic air service was made routine without added cost.
- Air Mail Plane Picking Up Mail Bag, Teterboro, New Jersey, 1928, "For Speeding up Your Air Mail!" - Regular air mail service started in the United States in 1918 with flights between New York City and Washington, D.C. This photograph shows a system for nonstop mail pickup. Two people held a rope, suspended from bamboo poles, with a mailbag tied to it. A hook from the airplane grabbed the rope, and the mailbag was reeled into the plane.
- October 17, 1928
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Air Mail Plane Picking Up Mail Bag, Teterboro, New Jersey, 1928, "For Speeding up Your Air Mail!"
Regular air mail service started in the United States in 1918 with flights between New York City and Washington, D.C. This photograph shows a system for nonstop mail pickup. Two people held a rope, suspended from bamboo poles, with a mailbag tied to it. A hook from the airplane grabbed the rope, and the mailbag was reeled into the plane.
- Commemorating Early Air Mail Flights during National Air Mail Week, May 18, 1938 - Twenty years after the first regularly scheduled U.S. air mail service was established, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Postmaster General James A. Farley sponsored National Air Mail Week in 1938. Part celebration and part advertising, the event promoted the pricier service during the Great Depression. Cities throughout the country created their own special mail cachets and cancellations to mark the occasion.
- May 18, 1938
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Commemorating Early Air Mail Flights during National Air Mail Week, May 18, 1938
Twenty years after the first regularly scheduled U.S. air mail service was established, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Postmaster General James A. Farley sponsored National Air Mail Week in 1938. Part celebration and part advertising, the event promoted the pricier service during the Great Depression. Cities throughout the country created their own special mail cachets and cancellations to mark the occasion.
- 1915 Chevrolet Royal Mail Roadster - Designed to appeal to adventurous drivers, Chevrolet's Royal Mail looked like a race car -- long hood, short rear deck, and a fuel tank behind the seats. Add the stylish fenders and a hood that flowed smoothly into the body and you had a rakish little car. Auto enthusiasts could race away with this vehicle for under one thousand dollars.
- 1915
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1915 Chevrolet Royal Mail Roadster
Designed to appeal to adventurous drivers, Chevrolet's Royal Mail looked like a race car -- long hood, short rear deck, and a fuel tank behind the seats. Add the stylish fenders and a hood that flowed smoothly into the body and you had a rakish little car. Auto enthusiasts could race away with this vehicle for under one thousand dollars.
- Air Mail Route Mappers, 1919 - The United States Post Office began regularly scheduled air mail service in 1918, with initial flights between New York City and Washington, D.C. Expanding the service meant surveying and mapping routes to additional cities. Pilots first navigated by visible landmarks, flying only in daylight. Lighted beacons, installed along established flight paths, later enabled night flights.
- 1919
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Air Mail Route Mappers, 1919
The United States Post Office began regularly scheduled air mail service in 1918, with initial flights between New York City and Washington, D.C. Expanding the service meant surveying and mapping routes to additional cities. Pilots first navigated by visible landmarks, flying only in daylight. Lighted beacons, installed along established flight paths, later enabled night flights.
- Mail Stage Rules, circa 1826 - The Emison & McClure Company issued this small broadside informing the public of the rules and regulations they had established in conducting their mail stage line between Louisville, Kentucky, and St. Louis, Missouri. Copies of the broadside would have been posted in the company's offices and given to passengers.
- circa 1826
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Mail Stage Rules, circa 1826
The Emison & McClure Company issued this small broadside informing the public of the rules and regulations they had established in conducting their mail stage line between Louisville, Kentucky, and St. Louis, Missouri. Copies of the broadside would have been posted in the company's offices and given to passengers.
- Air Mail Route Mappers, 1919 - The United States Post Office began regularly scheduled air mail service in 1918, with initial flights between New York City and Washington, D.C. Expanding the service meant surveying and mapping routes to additional cities. Pilots first navigated by visible landmarks, flying only in daylight. Lighted beacons, installed along established flight paths, later enabled night flights.
- 1919
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Air Mail Route Mappers, 1919
The United States Post Office began regularly scheduled air mail service in 1918, with initial flights between New York City and Washington, D.C. Expanding the service meant surveying and mapping routes to additional cities. Pilots first navigated by visible landmarks, flying only in daylight. Lighted beacons, installed along established flight paths, later enabled night flights.
- Air Mail Route Mappers, 1919 - The United States Post Office began regularly scheduled air mail service in 1918, with initial flights between New York City and Washington, D.C. Expanding the service meant surveying and mapping routes to additional cities. Pilots first navigated by visible landmarks, flying only in daylight. Lighted beacons, installed along established flight paths, later enabled night flights.
- January 07, 1919
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Air Mail Route Mappers, 1919
The United States Post Office began regularly scheduled air mail service in 1918, with initial flights between New York City and Washington, D.C. Expanding the service meant surveying and mapping routes to additional cities. Pilots first navigated by visible landmarks, flying only in daylight. Lighted beacons, installed along established flight paths, later enabled night flights.