Mail sack at G.P.O. Providence, R.I.
4 x 5 in. or smaller
- Date
- 1937
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 8,044 × 10,038 pixels
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Reason: Harris & Ewing collection, given to the Library of Congress without copyright restrictions.
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"Mail sack at G.P.O. Providence, R.I." (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mail_sack_at_G.P.O._Providence,_R.I._LCCN2016872426.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 287139.
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