Silver Jubilee Celebration at the Cincinnati Post Office
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This photograph was taken around 1910 by J.R. Schmidt. The building itself has been decorated with an American flag and a railway post office car has been parked in front. Completed in 1885, The United States Custom House and Post Office, took 11 years to construct, housed over 27 departments and cost $5,088,328 to build. It was located at 100 E. Fifth St. and was eventually torn down in 1936 to make way for a new courthouse.
This photograph was taken around 1910 by J.R. Schmidt. The building itself has been decorated with an American flag and a railway post office car has been parked in front. Completed in 1885, The United States Custom House and Post Office, took 11 years to construct, housed over 27 departments and cost $5,088,328 to build. It was located at 100 E. Fifth St. and was eventually torn down in 1936 to make way for a new courthouse.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-35488
This photograph shows the Cincinnati Post Office during the Silver Jubilee Celebration, commemorating 25 years of occupancy at this Government Building.
Questions:
- Where was this photo taken and how do you know?
- What do you think is going on in this photo and how do you know?
- How many stars are on the flag? What does this tell you about the time period?