Pictorial History of Chicago : First post office

Illustration depicting the first post office on South Water Street in Chicago as seen in the 1830s. The building was a log cabin and mail was carried once a week by horse carriage (pictured).

Publication date: 1929-10-13

Size: 10.7 x 21.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Postal service--Illinois--Chicago--1830-1840
• Post offices--Illinois--Chicago--1830-1840

Genre(s):

• Illustrations
• Reproductions

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (October 13, 1929), Picture Section/Part 3, p. 8

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Historical society