Mail sorting room in U.S. Post Office

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Description

Men sorting mail into wooden cubbyholes. Makeshift-looking lights with square reflectors. Handwritten on photograph front: "14." Handwritten on photograph back: "Sept. 1, 1915, from MS/U.S. Post Office & custom house."

Details

Resource ID:: DPA1867
Subject:: Post office buildings--Michigan--Detroit; Mail sorting--Michigan--Detroit; Postal service--Employees; Albumen prints; Photographic prints
Date:: 1915-09-01
Format:: 1 photographic print mounted on fabric ; 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: D/Buildings-Federal-Post Office (1897)
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.