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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 Unbuilt Ulysses Grant Memorial Bridge
Great Film Footage of 1925 World Series
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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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