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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution snow winter boy child mail letter us mailbox commons:collection=mail bw grain texture post usps history doremus william doremus williamdoremus design letterbox 1880s national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum postal mailboxes halftone young lad newsprint boots gloves hat city street town iron america usa mailing sending willard delmont doremus willarddelmontdoremus us mail usmail victorian 19th century 19thcentury nineteenth century nineteenthcentury captionable you've got mail youvegotmail wellies adorable почта почтальон мальчик commons:event=commonground2009 christmas tip-toes tiptoes ice norman rockwell normanrockwell chils post service postservice mail across the commons mailacrossthecommons blackandwhite monochrome black and white Description: Young boy does his best to put his letters into a Doremus-style mailbox. Mailboxes of this type, designed by Willard D. Doremus, were not very strong. The lip covering the letter slot could too easily break, letting rain, or in this case, snow, into the mailbox. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Culture: American Geography: USA Date: c. 1880 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&amp;cmd=1&amp;id=203573 Repository: National Postal Museum Collection: U.S. Mailboxes Accession number: A.2008-46 Description: Young boy does his best to put his letters into a Doremus-style mailbox. Mailboxes of this type, designed by Willard D. Doremus, were not very strong. The lip covering the letter slot could too easily break, letting rain, or in this case, snow, into the mailbox. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Culture: American Geography: USA Date: c. 1880 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=203573 Repository: National Postal Museum Collection: U.S. Mailboxes Accession number: A.2008-46 <b>Description</b>: Young boy does his best to put his letters into a Doremus-style mailbox. Mailboxes of this type, designed by Willard D. Doremus, were not very strong. The lip covering the letter slot could too easily break, letting rain, or in this case, snow, into the mailbox. <b>Creator/Photographer</b>: Unidentified photographer <b>Medium</b>: Black and white photographic print <b>Culture</b>: American <b>Geography</b>: USA <b>Date</b>: c. 1880 <b>Persistent URL</b>: <a href="http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=203573" rel="nofollow">arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=203573</a> <b>Repository</b>: <a href="http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/" rel="nofollow">National Postal Museum</a> <b>Collection</b>: U.S. Mailboxes <b>Accession number</b>: A.2008-46 christmas street city winter boy bw usa snow history texture ice hat mailbox america design town us iron child post mail boots grain 19thcentury victorian young adorable mailboxes halftone gloves lad letter postal letterbox usps wellies normanrockwell sending mailing nineteenthcentury newsprint smithsonianinstitution 1880s tiptoes usmail youvegotmail chils nationalpostalmuseum мальчик почта doremus postservice captionable commons:collection=mail williamdoremus willarddelmontdoremus почтальон commons:event=commonground2009 mailacrossthecommons | ||||
