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- Boeing Airplane for the CAM-18 Chicago to San Francisco Air Mail Route, February 6, 1928 - Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. After operating flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department began contracting with commercial air carriers in 1926. Contract Air Mail (CAM) agreements stimulated the formation of new airline companies, and they encouraged the design of improved airplanes to carry mail and passengers.
- February 06, 1928
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Boeing Airplane for the CAM-18 Chicago to San Francisco Air Mail Route, February 6, 1928
Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. After operating flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department began contracting with commercial air carriers in 1926. Contract Air Mail (CAM) agreements stimulated the formation of new airline companies, and they encouraged the design of improved airplanes to carry mail and passengers.
- Mailbox, 1950-1960 -
- 1950-1960
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Mailbox, 1950-1960
- Souvenir U.S. Mail Pouch from John Brown's Farm, Lake Placid, N.Y., 1938-1948 -
- 1938-1948
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Souvenir U.S. Mail Pouch from John Brown's Farm, Lake Placid, N.Y., 1938-1948
- Crew Reading Mail aboard the Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II," June 1945 - Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships traveled the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's River Rouge manufacturing complex. This photograph shows crew members reading mail aboard the <em>Henry Ford II</em>. The crew size was about 33 people.
- June 11, 1946
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Crew Reading Mail aboard the Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II," June 1945
Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships traveled the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's River Rouge manufacturing complex. This photograph shows crew members reading mail aboard the Henry Ford II. The crew size was about 33 people.
- "Save Our Post" Face Mask, 2020 - 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.
- 2020
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"Save Our Post" Face Mask, 2020
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.