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User:
Jerry's Rogue River Mailboat  Search this
Medium:
fabric (60% cotton and 40% polyester); plastic
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth (Neck to Waist): 33 in. (83.82 cm) Height x Width x Depth (Sleeve): 10 in. (25.4 cm) Height x Width x Depth (Waist): 26 1/2 in. (67.31 cm) Height x Width x Depth (Chest): 26 1/2 in. (67.31 cm) Height x Width x Depth (Neck): 22 in. (55.88 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Place:
Oregon
Date:
c. 2010
Description:
Used uniform shirt for Star Route contractor Jerry's Rogue Jets Mail Boats; Grey button-down shirt with shield-shaped logo embroidered with “Mail Boats / Hydro-Jets / Gold Beach, OR.”; Pocket on left chest; 7 buttons down with two extra buttons and two collar buttons; size 3xl; Tri-Mountain brand; Used by Jim Sorber, Boat Pilot & White Water Mailman (title); Jim's father; Deforest Sorber, had the mail contract with Lex Fromm starting in 1946.
Credit line:
Gift of Jerry’s Rogue Jets
Object number:
2015.2006.5
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm892be44d5-90b1-4369-9f09-769be6ddda59
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2015.2006.5