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Post Mistresss at Post Office

Date: 1917
Description: Elizabeth Lathrop, Post Mistress, stands with a dog and other people in front of the Post Office. There is a shoreline on the left.
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Mrs. Katherine McCullough Speaking in Sister Bay

Date: 06 27 1912
Description: Suffragist Mrs. Katherine McCullough speaking to a gathering in front of the store and post office run by Mrs. W. Bunda in Sister Bay.
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Winter Mail Delivery

Date: 02 15 1987
Description: A woman mail carrier pushes her cart with a full mailbag along a sidewalk edged by snowy lawns.
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Mail Delivery at the Dock

Date: 1921
Description: A woman and her dog meet the mail carrier in his delivery boat at the end of a pier on the west shore of Fox Lake.
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At the Mailbox

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Edna Kern picking up the mail at the roadside mailbox.
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International R-183 School Bus

Date: 1953
Description: Two children are exiting an International R-183 School Bus. The children are greeted by a woman, possibly their mother. A man, possibly the father of the c...
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Proxmire Walking Through Wisconsin in Winter

Date: 12 22 1972
Description: Senator William Proxmire walked thousands of miles in Wisconsin to meet constituents. Here he is, in a snowmobile suit, shaking hands with a woman outside ...
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Mail and Passenger Stage

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Description: View of a horse-drawn sleigh used as a mail and passenger stage between Tanana and Fairbanks. Writing on sleigh reads: "Tanana-Fairbanks Stage" Caption rea...
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Postmistress Mrs. Lathrop

Date: 1919
Description: Postmistress Mrs. Lathrop poses next to Harold Russell's airplane. This plane was the first to land on Madeline Island.
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Mrs. Lathrop Pushing Wheelbarrow

Date: 1910
Description: Mrs. Lathrop, the town post mistress, pushing her wheelbarrow down a long wooden dock at La Pointe. She is on her way to haul merchandise for her store.
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Mrs. Lathrop at Old La Pointe Post Office

Date: 1910
Description: Mrs. Elizabeth Lathrop sitting on steps of La Point Post Office with an unidentified woman.
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse

Date: 10 03 1958
Description: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse. A woman is walking on the sidewalk that surrounds the building. There is a water fountain (bubbler) in the right foregroun...
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Post Office Gathering

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Description: A crowd of people looking toward the camera has gathered in front of the Rome Post Office that has a folded-up awning and a flag over the entrance. A pathw...
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International D-15 Mail Truck

Date: 1939
Description: An International U.S. D-15 mail truck used by American Airlines is parked with its rear doors open on a runway in front of an airplane. Two men are working...
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Post Office

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Description: View down road toward the post office and gas station. A woman stands in front of the doorway, a young boy stands with a bicycle next to the gas pump, and ...
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Koss Depot

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Description: Two women and two young boys pose in front of the Koss Depot, which also serves as a post office and telegraph office.
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Waiting For The Mail

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Description: A group of men, women and children await their mail at the local post office.
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Hiawatha Stagecoach

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Description: View toward the right side of an original 19th century stagecoach, called "Hiawatha," known for carrying passengers along the banks of the Delaware, the Un...
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Workers' Unity House Post Office

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Description: A view of the post office, which has a stone foundation, horizontal siding, and a gable roof. Men and women are posing on and in front of the porch.
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Elderly Woman at Bus Stop

Date: 1991
Description: An elderly woman waits on a bench for the bus by the post office.

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