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Medium:
metal; paint
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth: 24 1/2 x 24 x 1 1/2 in. (62.23 x 60.96 x 3.81 cm)
Type:
Structures & Furnishings
Place:
Pennsylvania
Date:
c. 1940 - 1965
Description:
In addition to serving as recruitment and draft registration centers, local post offices have contributed to boosting wartime morale through such efforts as blood donor drives, war bond sales, and letter campaigns for service men and women. The York, Pennsylvania, post office supported the U.S. Marine Corps with this patriotic road sign. Although very little is known about the circumstances behind this sign, the listing of a five-digit phone number dates the sign to the mid- twentieth century, around the time of America’s involvement in the Korean War.
Topic:
World War II (1939-1945)  Search this
The Cold War (1945-1990)  Search this
Post Office Structures  Search this
Object number:
1993.2006.1
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm832202cff-aa9b-4d57-b378-8ec7bd47c079
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1993.2006.1