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English: Harris & Ewing,, photographer.

CAMPBELL, MRS. PARMLEE [i.e. Permelia] WOMAN MAIL CARRIER. DELIVERING MAIL TO MRS. NELLIE McGRATH

1917.

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller

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Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection.

Photograph shows Mrs. Permelia S. Campbell delivering mail to Mrs. Nellie M. McGrath. Campbell and McGrath were the first women to deliver mail in a city in the United States and began work on November 6, 1917 in Washington, D.C. (Source: about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/women-carriers.pdf, "Women Mail Carriers", viewed 2021) Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see Harris & Ewing Photographs - Rights and Restrictions Information www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/140_harr.html

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Harris & Ewing photograph collection (DLC) 2009632509

General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hec.09910

Call Number: LC-H261- 9732
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