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HNWR008

FILES

HNWR008.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

HNWR008

Description

An early N&W mail car. The N&W purchased the car, which was built in 1892. Railroads were a popular and effective way to distribute mail around the country. Clerks aboard the cars would actually cancel the letters en route with the initials RPO, meaning Rail Post Office.

Creator

unknown

Source

Images of Rail: Norfolk and Western Railway by Nelson Harris

Date

1910

Contributor

Nelson Harris; Virginia Museum of Transportation

Rights

Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

Format

Digital tiff

Type

Still Image

Identifier

HNWR008

Citation

unknown, “HNWR008,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/HNWR008.