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Inside a Railway Post Office, pre-1912
Crane and catcher arm, ca. 1910s
Railway mail clerk, 1913
Railway mail clerk, 1916
Burglar-proof rail cars, 1921
Loading mail, ca. 1924
Marines guarding mail car, 1926
Railway mail clerks, ca. 1929
Target practice, ca. 1929
Loading mail, 1937
Mail waiting to be loaded, ca. 1930s
Railway mail clerk, ca. 1940s
Railway Post Office, 1940
Loading mail, 1940
Inside a Railway Post Office, 1945
Wreck of the Red Arrow, 1947
Loading mail, ca. 1950s
Railway mail clerks, ca. 1960s
Penn Central mail car, ca. 1970