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Image of U. S. Postal Office, employees of Motor Vehicle Unit, Seattle, June 11, 1939
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U. S. Postal Office, employees of Motor Vehicle Unit, Seattle, June 11, 1939
This portrait of the Motor Vehicle Unit employees was taken outside the U. S. Post Office garage. The photograph is part of a series of group portraits of employees of various Seattle stations, taken between 1935-1952. Among the men posed here is George E. Starr (1884-1980), Seattle Postmaster from 1934-1954. Handwritten on negative: U. S. Post Office Motor Vehicle Unit,…
ID Number:1972.5319.74
Date:1939

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