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September 5, 2014
A Look Back at the U.S. Postal Service Plane from 1918
Take a look back at the history of the U.S. Postal Service with this amazing photo of a plane from 1918. Learn more about this incredible piece of American history!
The Long and Controversial History of Mormon Representation in the U.S. Senate
The History of Georgetown's Gun Barrel Fence From the War of 1812
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What an awesome old photo of a U.S. Postal Service plane from
1918
.
Two Curtiss JN-4H “Jenny” airmail planes parked at the temporary airmail field at
Washington, DC
’s Polo Field, a small strip of grassy land between the Tidal Basin and Potomac River.
Source:
Smithsonian
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