John Leech - Design for the new postage envelopes Leech
Print shows a comical Britannia seated on a small island, with her arms outstretched, and the British Lion standing before her; from her outstretched arms fly postmen delivering messages in all directions; on t... More
Race between Bennett and Greely for the Post Office stakes
A satire on the competition between rival editors Horace Greeley and James Gordon Bennett for New York post office printing contracts. The artist also comments on the circulation wars between Bennett's "New Yor... More
Cass & his cabinet in 1849 - Political cartoon, public domain image
The satire imputes to the Democrats of 1848, led by candidate Lewis Cass, the corrupt practices of the Van Buren-era party. The artist also criticizes Whig repudiation of stalwart party leader Henry Clay in fav... More
The buffalo hunt - Drawing. Public domain image.
An optimistic view of the presidential prospects of Martin Van Buren, nominated at the Free Soil Party's August 1848 convention in Buffalo, New York. Here Van Buren rides a buffalo and thumbs his nose as he se... More
The telegraphic candidates - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
In a race between the railroad and the telegraph the "telegraphic candidates," Lewis Cass and William O. Butler, are first to the White House. The artist ridicules Zachary Taylor for his hazy stance on major ca... More
Grand Presidential sweep-stakes for 1849
The Free Soil sympathies of the cartoonist are evident in his portrayal of the 1848 presidential contest as a race between the three major candidates. The contenders are on the course. Whig candidate Zachary T... More
The great pictorial romance of the age, or, steam ship commodores & Un...
American political cartoon about the awarding of United States mail contracts. Print shows steamships (two shaped like rocking horses) and a balloon labeled "California mail balloon via Nicaragua," with discuss... More
Quartermasters Tugboat Sykes, carrying mail off Mobile
Longboat meeting mail steamer. Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.51) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
[Studio portraits of a Japanese merchant in winter dress, a woman in w...
Captions on front of item: "Merchant in winter dress" (upper left); "Female winter dress" (upper right); "Wrestler with apron - prize awarded by Prince of Satsuma" (lower left); and "Courrier and mode of carry... More
Thomas L. James, the man who stamped out the Star Route swindle / J. K...
Print shows Thomas L. James, Postmaster General, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, among papers emblazoned with stars, littering the floor, holding a stamp labeled "Indicment" [sic] in his right hand... More
The result of the Star Route trials / F. Graetz.
Illustration shows a well-dressed Robert G. Ingersoll carrying two large bags of money labeled "Counsel Fees" as he departs the "Washington Court House"; exiting on the right side, wearing tattered clothing, ar... More
The harder he pumps, the dirtier his case gets / F. Opper.
Illustration shows Robert G. Ingersoll, attorney in the Star Route trials, pumping Montfort C. Rerdell, depicted as a pump, for more "Evidence" as Thomas J. Brady and Stephen W. Dorsey stand in the "Prisoners B... More
Post Office Dept. - Dead Letter Office
Large group of people working. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Postal Service; Interiors ... More
Going to post her letter - Public domain dedication image
(DLC/PP-1935:0022). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: St. Nicholas, 18:699 (July 1891).
Frost-covered post horse, cooling off after a long drive on the Great ...
Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).
[S.J. Gilpin shoe store, Richmond, Virginia]
Mail carrier and six other men posed standing at entrance to shop.
[Marine post office delivering mail, Detroit, Mich.]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Interior: N.Y. Post Office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Tug receiving mail and pilots for New York
"21" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 040320. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Marine post office delivering mail, Detroit, Mich.
Title from jacket. "G 6012" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039047. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Tug receiving mail and pilots for New York
Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tug receiving mail and pilots for New York
"20" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 040321. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Horses pulling U.S. Mail sled - Frank G. Carpenter collection
Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.
Page's Store, Intersection of Route 692 & Route 635, Batesville, Albem...
This documentation was completed for a class at the University of Virginia & subsequently donated to the HABS collection. Significance: Page's Country Store is an L-shaped, wood frame structure originally used ... More
Tug receiving mail and pilots for New York
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in New York harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Dog team carrying mail, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection
Dog team resting near sled, with driver, in snow-covered fields. Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chap... More
Interior: N.Y. Post Office - Public domain portrait photograph
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More
Buying stamps from Rural Wagon, U.S.P.O. /
The film shows a man carrying a mail sack. He climbs the stairs of a front porch, rings a doorbell, and a woman comes to the door. The postman hands her something, turns around, and walks down the stairs.
Wagons loading mail, U.S.P.O. /
"The photographer placed his camera to encompass as much of the loading ramp of a mail delivery building as possible. As the film begins, several horse-drawn postal transportation vehicles are backed up to the ... More
Rural wagon delivering mail, U.S.P.O. /
"The subject is the delivery of the U.S. mail in a rural area. The camera was positioned in full sight of a standard rural free delivery post box located in front of a well-kept house and garden. A small boy an... More
A Letter to papa - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph
Girl handing letter to mailman. H53052 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by E.W. Kelley.
POST OFFICE - Public domain portrait photograph
A black and white photo of a man standing at a counter. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wireless apparatus at Post Office Dept.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Throwing the line, U.S. mail service
Title from jacket. Possibly in Detroit River. "G 6007" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039969. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
POST OFFICE - Public domain portrait photograph
A black and white photo of a man standing at a counter, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Date span based on active... More
[Delivering mail, U.S. mail service]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Throwing the line, U.S. mail service]
Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of ship dock, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
POST OFFICE - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain photograph of cabinet, bureau, office, 1920s - 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
POST OFFICE - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain photograph of people in office, interior, the 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. mail service - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Title from jacket. "G 7191" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039973. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
POST OFFICE - Public domain portrait photograph
A man sitting at a desk reading a book, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Date span based on active dates of Harris... More
[U.S. mail service] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Throwing the line, U.S. mail service
Title from jacket. "G 7195" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039974. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[Throwing the line, U.S. mail service]
Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Throwing the line, U.S. mail service
Title from jacket. "G 7196" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039975. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[Throwing the line, U.S. mail service]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Wireless apparatus at Post Office Dept
A man in a suit standing next to a desk, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from negative or negative sleeve. Date span based on active dates of Harris & Ewing, Inc. Gift; Harris & Ewing, In... More
Shy / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows an old man labeled "St. Valentine" carrying a "U.S. Mail" letter pouch, delivering valentines to "Col. W.D. Mann", John A. "McCall", Henry H. "Rogers", John D. Rockefeller, Jr., John D. "Rock... More
Reading the news - A black and white photo of a man kneeling next to a...
Photograph shows two cowboys reading some papers next to a "USM" postbox near the LS Ranch in Texas in 1907. H118423 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1908 by Erwin E. Smith. Amon Carter caption: Two LS cowpunc... More
The great american traveler / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt standing in a mountain of mail, mostly postcards from William H. Taft, showing places "Bill" has visited during his worldly travels. Caption: T.R. (in despair) I might ha... More
The campaign Santa Claus / Frank A. Nankivell 1908.
Illustration shows a man, possibly Thomas F. Ryan, labeled "Postmaster General" dressed up like Santa Claus, standing beneath a sign that states "What is home without Statistics", placing sheets of paper labele... More
[Santa Claus standing on back of Washington, D.C., Post Office truck, ...
National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Bus and mail(?) trucks in front of the Washington, D.C., Post Office]
National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Mailman emptying mailbox, automobile marked "United Mail" at curb]
National Photo Company Collection. No. 8627. Public domain photograph of a car, history of automobile design, car model, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
As to the parcels post / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Uncle Sam sitting on a split-rail fence labeled "Trust Control of Congress" enclosing a barren patch of land and an emaciated cow labeled "U.S. Post Office Dept."; outside the fence are some ... More
Riggs Bldg. Post Office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain photograph of large building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Riggs Bldg. Post Office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
A black and white photo of a group of people in a room, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from negative or negative sleeve. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewi... More
Str. Wyandotte - Public domain image of steamship
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Refrigeration box for parcel post, City Post Office, Washington, D.C.
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Pho... More
Merle Alcock mailing a letter in New York City
A woman putting a letter in a U.S. Mailbox attached to a post on a street corner. Bain News Service photo. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Riggs Bldg. Post Office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
A group of people standing around a bar, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from negative or negative sleeve. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. ... More
Riggs Bldg. Post Office - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain photograph of building interior, office, room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Refrigeration box for parcel post, City Post Office, [Washington, D.C....
Public domain photograph of building interior, office, room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Str. Wyandotte - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
"G [...] 8" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022654. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in the sea, harbor, maritime, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U.S. Marine Postal Service, Detroit River, ready to cast off
Title from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022662. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
U.S. Marine Postal Service, Detroit River, throwing the line
"G 3193" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022660. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
U.S. Marine Postal Service, Detroit River, returning to the P.O.
Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
From producer to consumer / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows two men, one labeled "Producer", using a pulley system labeled "U.S. Parcels Post" to ship a package labeled "Direct to Consumer" beyond the reach of a man labeled "Express Co." straddling a ... More
U.S. Marine Postal Service, Detroit River, throwing the line
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in the sea, harbor, maritime, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U.S. Marine Postal Service, Detroit River, returning to the P.O
Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022663. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
The toll-takers / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows four toll-takers labeled "Retailer's Profit, Commission Broker's Profit, Rail Road's Profit, [and] Express Company's Profit" on a bridge spanning a small waterway that separates the rural "Pr... More
U.S. Marine Postal Service, Detroit River, delivering mail
Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022661. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
The monitors and the Merrimac / K.
Illustration shows a battered ironclad labeled "High Cost of Living" being bombarded by several ironclads labeled "Berger, Shanks [sic], Sulzer, George, Jr., [and] Taft", their gunblasts labeled, respectively, ... More
BURLESON, ALBERT SIDNEY. REP. FROM TEXAS, 1899-1913; POSTMASTER GENERA...
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEES. POST OFFICE AND POST ROADS. COMMI...
A black and white photo of a conference room, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Ge... More
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEES. POST OFFICE AND POST ROADS. COMMI...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
BURLESON, ALBERT SIDNEY. REP. FROM TEXAS, 1899-1913; POSTMASTER GENERA...
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Old stuff, this parcels post. Been running one myself for years!" / G...
Illustration shows a stork carrying an infant against a full moon, above a snow covered community. Illus. in: Puck, v. 73, no. 1875 (1913 February 5), cover. Copyright 1913 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
BURLESON, ALBERT SIDNEY. REP. FROM TEXAS, 1899-1913; POSTMASTER GENERA...
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 19... More
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT CANCELLING MACHINE
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT WINDOWS FOR INSPECTORS
Public domain photograph of building interior, office, room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The opening of the parcels post tunnel, January 1, 1913 / Kep.
Illustration shows that a freight train has departed a railroad station labeled "Producer" in the countryside and is passing through a tunnel labeled "Parcels Post Tunnel" in a mountain labeled "Mount Middleman... More
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT CANCELLING MACHINE
A black and white photo of an old typewriter, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Ge... More
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. REPAIRING MAILBAGS
A black and white photo of people working in a factory, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc... More
N.Y. Post Office -- Carriers' Cases
Photograph shows the Pennsylvania Terminal Post Office (General Post Office Building), now called the James A. Farley Building, located at 421 Eighth Avenue, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)
Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...
Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Boxing mail -- N.Y. Post Office
Photograph shows Pennsylvania Terminal Post Office (General Post Office Building), now called the James A. Farley Building, located at 421 Eighth Avenue, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011) Ti... More
Boxing mail -- N.Y. Post Office
Photograph shows Pennsylvania Terminal Post Office (General Post Office Building), now called the James A. Farley Building, located at 421 Eighth Avenue, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)
Extremes meet. One of the youngest and one of the older messenger boys...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 3797. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
N.Y. Post Office -- Carriers' Cases
Photograph shows the Pennsylvania Terminal Post Office (General Post Office Building), now called the James A. Farley Building, located at 421 Eighth Avenue, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011... More
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. REPAIRING MAILBAGS
Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...
Picryl description: Public domain image of bicyclist, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
N.Y. Post Office -- Public Room
Photograph shows the Pennsylvania Terminal Post Office (General Post Office Building), now called the James A. Farley Building , located at 421 Eighth Avenue, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)
Postal messenger #6. Said he was 14, but he does not seem to be. Frail...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 3796. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
NELSON, MISS CLARA R.A. DEAD LETTER OFFICE, POST OFFICE
A black and white photo of a woman sitting at a desk, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. ... More
NELSON, MISS CLARA R.A. DEAD LETTER OFFICE, POST OFFICE
A black and white photo of a woman sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NELSON, MISS CLARA R.A. DEAD LETTER OFFICE, POST OFFICE
A black and white photo of a woman sitting at a desk, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. ... More