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Letter Perfect: 1916
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:26am.
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Circa 1916. "New York Post Office, main corridor." Snapshot from the Golden Age of Mail. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
Ruffians
Submitted by LorenzoB on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 12:32pm.
Those two lads in kneepants loitering in the lobby look sinister to me.
Inside Today
Submitted by Kilroy on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 9:24am.
Same ceiling inlay and light fixtures.
Queued Off
Submitted by Studebaker Hawk on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 9:06am.
Darn these long lines at the post office!
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