Keywords: First US Airmail letter 20588v.jpg First letter or one of the first letters sent by U S airmail from U S Postmaster Albert S Burleson to the editor of the New York Sun Over half the letter is devoted to extolling the virtues of tobacco Title NEW YORK SUN FIRST AIR MAIL LETTER 1918 Creator s Harris Ewing photographer Date Created/Published 1918 Medium 1 negative glass ; 8 x 10 in or smaller Reproduction Number LC-DIG-hec-20588 digital file from original negative Rights Advisory No known restrictions on publication Call Number LC-H25- 91223-A P P Repository Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington D C 20540 USA http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/pp print Notes Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris Ewing Collection Portrait series Gift; Harris Ewing Inc 1955 General information about the Harris Ewing Collection is available at http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/pp hec Format Glass negatives Collections Harris Ewing Collection Reproduction Number LC-DIG-hec-20588 digital file from original negative Call Number LC-H25- 91223-A P P Medium 1 negative glass ; 8 x 10 in or smaller http //www loc gov/pictures/item/hec2009007286/ 1918-05-15 Albert S Burleson PD-USGov PD US 1918 in the United States |