File:Photograph of postcard of transporting US mail in Alaska (4010655153).jpg
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editDescriptionPhotograph of postcard of transporting US mail in Alaska (4010655153).jpg |
Date: c. 1910 Object number: A.2009-38 Medium: postcard stock; photo-emulsion Description: Unidentified mail contractors pose with sled and dog team for the sepia photograph postcard. Dog sleds transported mail in some areas of the northern United States and the Alaskan Territory during winter months. Contract carriers used these sleds across Alaska from the late nineteenth century into the early 1920s. Isolated for much of the year, remote populations sometimes relied on dog sleds for contact with the outside world. Because weight was a critical factor for the dogs, mail traveling on sleds was usually restricted to first-class pieces unless room was available for newspapers, magazines, and packages. These items were otherwise left behind until spring, when they might be transported by steamboat or wagon. National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America Alaska See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Persistent URL:http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=207602 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. |
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Author | Smithsonian National Postal Museum |
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Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 600 dpi |
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Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows |
File change date and time | 12:25, 13 October 2009 |
Color space | sRGB |
Image width | 6,270 px |
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Exif version | 2.21 |
Unique ID of original document | uuid:2346689EC759DE119590B6A20822A760 |
Date and time of digitizing | 08:17, 15 June 2009 |
Date metadata was last modified | 09:35, 13 October 2009 |
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