Postal history

Photo gallery — Railroads

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