Issuee:

T. E. Chasel  Search this

Medium:

leather; paper; ink; photo emulsion paper

Dimensions:

0.25 x 3.25 x 4.75 in. (0.635 x 8.255 x 12.065 cm)

Type:

Archival Material

Place:

United States of America

Date:

1900

Description:

This burgundy leather-covered identification document enabled T.E. Chase to travel on the designated rail line while on duty and when reporting for duty. The travel commission for 1900 issued to Railway Mail Service Clerk Chase was valid for the Minneapolis and Elizabeth route on the Chicago Great Western Railroad. The attached photograph of Chase is stamped “Railway Mail Service Office of [Superintendent] Jan. 1, 1900.”

Topic:

The Gilded Age (1877-1920)  Search this

Postal Administration  Search this

Object number:

1996.2010.60

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm85e6f42b4-e1d7-413b-99cd-088e83711c6d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1996.2010.60