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Porters Mills Post Office Letterhead

Porters Mills Post Office Letterhead | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
Letterhead of the Post Office in Porters Mills, Wisconsin, with a man putting mail into post office boxes, a padlocked mail bag that serves as a signboard for "Post Office," and a mail train coming down the track. The town of Porters Mills was established around Northwestern Logging Company operations in the 1860s, and existed until 1904. Printed in blue ink on lined note paper by Morrill Bros. Printers, Fulton, New York.
DESCRIPTION
Letterhead of the Post Office in Porters Mills, Wisconsin, with a man putting mail into post office boxes, a padlocked mail bag that serves as a signboard for "Post Office," and a mail train coming down the track. The town of Porters Mills was established around Northwestern Logging Company operations in the 1860s, and existed until 1904. Printed in blue ink on lined note paper by Morrill Bros. Printers, Fulton, New York.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:90027
Creation Date:date unknown
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Eau Claire
County:Eau Claire
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Letterhead collection, circa 1850s-1975
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:PH 4908.45
Original Dimensions:5.75 x 2.125 inches
SUBJECTS
Clothing and dress
Letters
Men
Public service employment
Postal service
Railroad tracks
Railroad trains
Ephemera

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