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Automobile and driver's robe

Medium:
fabric (wool, cotton); leather
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 50 × 44 in. (127 × 111.76 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Place:
Illinois
Date:
c. 1915
Topic:
The Gilded Age (1877-1920)  Search this
Postal Employees  Search this
Object number:
0.234863.276
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8b7d310b3-854c-4bc8-85a4-0470e4352166
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.234863.276

Workwear apron

Manufacturer:
Hercules  Search this
Medium:
cloth; cotton
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 38 x 28 1/2 in. (96.52 x 72.39 cm) Weight: 0.6 lb.
Type:
Employee Gear
Date:
c. 1930-1940
Object number:
1984.0798.178
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm83f4f3957-311b-4704-beef-7761ec0e62c0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1984.0798.178

Letter carrier uniform hat

Medium:
cloth; plastic; leather; metal
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth: 4 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (12.07 x 26.04 x 26.67 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Place:
United States of America
Date:
before 1971
Object number:
1999.2003.31
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm823af892a-4a87-4a1c-aaf0-55ab8fa0d440
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1999.2003.31

Uniform boots

Medium:
leather; fabric; plastic; metal
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth: 6 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 11 3/4 in. (15.56 × 7.94 × 29.85 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Place:
United States of America
Date:
After 1928
Object number:
2006.2041.3.1-2
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm85af85235-dd2e-4149-beaa-2661a6e756ea
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2006.2041.3.1-2
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Letter carrier uniform hat

Medium:
fabric; metal
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth: 3 × 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (7.62 × 16.51 × 21.59 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Place:
United States of America
Date:
1969-1971
Object number:
2006.2041.4
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8547023af-27ad-443f-8578-faaf1d987cbb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2006.2041.4

Uniform shirt

Medium:
cloth (cotton)
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 32 x 34 in. (81.28 x 86.36 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Date:
1956-1965
Object number:
2011.2009.1
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8950a75f6-fbb6-4944-bab6-55f08c943c78
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2011.2009.1

Uniform shirt

Medium:
cloth (cotton)
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 33 x 34 in. (83.82 x 86.36 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Date:
1965-1970
Object number:
2011.2009.2
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm896c87685-5e00-4ec3-aa01-1ff2445a19ec
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2011.2009.2

Postal inspector uniform shirt

Medium:
fabric
Dimensions:
Height x Width (top of collar to bottom of shirt; width of sleeve end to end): 29 in. (73.66 cm) Height x Width (shoulder to shoulder): 18 in. (45.72 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Date:
2001-2003
Object number:
2013.2011.181
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm87d3ab369-b27b-421e-81e2-bc0308145364
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2013.2011.181

Letter carrier uniform jacket

Wearer:
Geraldine Letha Preston, 1920 - 2017  Search this
Medium:
cloth
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth: 23 × 30 × 3 in. (58.42 × 76.2 × 7.62 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Place:
Illinois
Date:
c. 1958
Topic:
New Acquisitions  Search this
Postal Employees  Search this
The Cold War (1945-1990)  Search this
Credit line:
Angela Kohler
Object number:
2018.2001.3
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm821e660f9-3a9c-40f3-b770-962dc1481d85
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2018.2001.3

Letter carrier uniform jacket

Wearer:
John Schmitz  Search this
Medium:
Nylon; metal; cotton
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth: 31 × 64 × 1 in. (78.74 × 162.56 × 2.54 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Place:
Illinois
Date:
c. 1980-1991
Topic:
Postal Employees  Search this
The Cold War (1945-1990)  Search this
Object number:
2022.2003.1
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8aa7910df-2129-4cb0-8466-ae32287e9fb2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2022.2003.1
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leather postcard from Yellowstone

Medium:
leather; ink
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 3 7/16 × 5 3/8 × 1/16 in. (8.73 × 13.65 × 0.16 cm)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Date:
July 12, 1934
Object number:
2015.2004.18
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8640b4a56-2335-4c02-8aef-ea40c8e253a9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2015.2004.18

Absentee ballot ID return envelope

Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 5 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (14.61 × 22.23 cm)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place:
Ohio
Date:
October 2020
Topic:
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
Covers & Letters  Search this
New Acquisitions  Search this
Credit line:
Gift of Melanie Mackenzie
Object number:
2021.2003.1.3
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8c6f471ad-8b9d-4ff6-baad-39ae79456415
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2021.2003.1.3
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Marlo Thomas, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital National Outreach Director

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-07-26T18:46:15.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting  Search this
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNPM
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_-Vlz5SECdx4

Make a Time Capsule

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-07-15T17:58:05.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting  Search this
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNPM
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_04WbQIiTBfw

Stamp Stories: Day of the Dead

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-10-19T14:29:35.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting  Search this
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNPM
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_0ydfbxuzF9o

Throwing Mail Into Bags

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2011-11-02T20:22:26.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting  Search this
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNPM
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_1-fKpbrbTi8

Brooks Bower, Papercone Corporation

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-07-26T15:39:20.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting  Search this
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNPM
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_1cbt_4O7Va8

100 Greatest American Stamps, Janet Klug and Donald Sundman, Maynard Sundman Lecture 2008

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
Type:
Lectures
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-06-03T14:50:18.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting  Search this
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNPM
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_1yoyYubiw4c

National Geographic History

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-07-26T18:09:42.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting  Search this
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNPM
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_3ep-01iRjMk

RR Donnelley Co-Mailing

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-07-26T15:37:30.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting  Search this
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNPM
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_3zVdbRB881Y

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