MAKE A MEME View Large Image Nevada was part of the last leg of the Post Office Department's transcontinental route. The New York City to Omaha, Nebraska, portion of the route had been in operation since May 1920. On September 8, 1920, the rest of the route, from Omaha ...
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Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution aviation airplane aircraft biplane elko, nevada elkonevada elko u.s. mail usmail u.s. air mail usairmail air mail airmail de havilland dehavilland de havilland d.h.4 dehavillanddh4 d.h.4 dh4 hangar black and white photo blackandwhitephoto early u.s. mail earlyusmail powerlines delivery national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum mail across the commons mailacrossthecommons blackandwhite outdoor black and white Date: c. 1920 Object number: A.2009-25 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: Elko, Nevada was part of the last leg of the Post Office Department's transcontinental route. The New York City to Omaha, Nebraska, portion of the route had been in operation since May 1920. On September 8, 1920, the rest of the route, from Omaha to San Francisco, California was opened for airmail flights. Pilots traveled from on the route from Omaha to North Platte, Nebraska; Cheyenne, Rawlins and Rock Springs, Wyoming; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Elko and Reno, Nevada before landing in San Francisco. The initial westbound trip was made at the speed of 80 miles per hour and completed without a forced landing. National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America      Nevada See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Persistent URL: www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=207523 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Date: c. 1920 Object number: A.2009-25 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: Elko, Nevada was part of the last leg of the Post Office Department's transcontinental route. The New York City to Omaha, Nebraska, portion of the route had been in operation since May 1920. On September 8, 1920, the rest of the route, from Omaha to San Francisco, California was opened for airmail flights. Pilots traveled from on the route from Omaha to North Platte, Nebraska; Cheyenne, Rawlins and Rock Springs, Wyoming; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Elko and Reno, Nevada before landing in San Francisco. The initial westbound trip was made at the speed of 80 miles per hour and completed without a forced landing. National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America      Nevada See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Persistent URL: www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=207523 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution.
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