[Truck, decorated with Christmas garlands, being used as a portable post office, Washington, D.C.] – Historic Reproduction
![[Truck, decorated with Christmas garlands, being used as a portable post office, Washington, D.C.], [between 1919 and 1929] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d4/d4db55b70139-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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[Truck, decorated with Christmas garlands, being used as a portable post office, Washington, D.C.]
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A delivery truck strung with holiday garlands served as a rolling post office on the streets of Washington, D.C., in the years between the world wars. Trucks like this were put to use during the Christmas rush, when mail and parcel volume surged and carriers needed to reach customers beyond the fixed post office counters. The photograph came from Underwood & Underwood, a firm known for stereographs and news pictures, and it shows how the Postal Service dressed up its seasonal operations for the public.
| Created / published | [between 1919 and 1929] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1930. |
| Notes | Photo by Underwood & Underwood. No. 6759 RU. |
| Subjects | United States Postal Service--Facilities--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1930. Post offices--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1930. Trucks--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,289 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-191985 |
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