Patriotic post office road sign
Object Details
- Description
- In addition to serving as recruitment and draft registration centers, local post offices have contributed to boosting wartime morale through such efforts as blood donor drives, war bond sales, and letter campaigns for service men and women. The York, Pennsylvania, post office supported the U.S. Marine Corps with this patriotic road sign. Although very little is known about the circumstances behind this sign, the listing of a five-digit phone number dates the sign to the mid- twentieth century, around the time of America’s involvement in the Korean War.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- c. 1940 - 1965
- Object number
- 1993.2006.1
- Type
- Structures & Furnishings
- Medium
- metal; paint
- Dimensions
- Height x Width x Depth: 24 1/2 x 24 x 1 1/2 in. (62.23 x 60.96 x 3.81 cm)
- Place
- Pennsylvania
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Topic
- World War II (1939-1945)
- The Cold War (1945-1990)
- Post Office Structures
- Record ID
- npm_1993.2006.1
