General Post Office

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Stock #:385840
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
City: New York
State: New York (NY)
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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The Post Office building occupies a prominent site at the juncture of Broadway and Park Row, and is one of the conspicuous structures in the city. It has a frontage of 279 feet on the north end, narrowing to 144 feet on the south, the architecture being a mixture of Doric and Renaissance. It is built of light granite at a cost of between six and seven million dollars, and was first occupied August 25th, 1875. The Post Office has 36 branches and 210 sub-stations, received 1,521 mails a day, and dispatches even more, giving employment to 4,000 persons

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