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Downtown Oshkosh Wisconsin Post Office

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Downtown Oshkosh Post Office
Downtown Oshkosh WI Post Office 54901

ADDRESS: 130 State St., Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901

This week I’d like to share some post offices I visited during the summer of 2003. Today I highlight the Downtown Oshkosh, WI Post Office.

In early 2000 and 2003 I spend a great deal of time in Wisconsin. My parents once had a summer place on Lake Winneconne, which is the reason for spending so much time in this area.

Oshkosh is also home to UWO, which I admit spent a solid year attending but really disliked. Oshkosh is also home to the annual AirVenture show. One summer my friends joined me for this amazing event. If you ever have the chance to visit I recommend you add it to your bucket list. If nothing else stay for the airshow it’s definitely worth the time.

The pictures below reflect how shy I was when I first started taking pictures of post offices. I was afraid people would laugh or make fun of me for photographing the buildings. The reflection in the window is me sitting in my convertible car. It’s actually a rare photo as I did not drive it very often.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Sources

  • Personal visit on 9/7/2003 by David W. Gates
  • United States Postal Service

Gibson City Illinois Post Office

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Gibson CIty IL Post Office 60936
Gibson CIty IL Post Office 60936

ADDRESS: 127 East 9th Street, Gibson City, Illinois, 60936
ARTIST: Frances Foy
TITLE: Hiawatha Returning with Minnehaha
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Gibson City post office is still an active, operating facility and the mural can be view by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940

My travels today brought me through Gibson City. I will be honest I did not research this post office and had no idea what it looked like. When I finally spotted it, I was excited because it had the appearance of an older building.

I started taking pictures of the exterior, when a postal worker spotted what I was doing. He paused a few times and walked back into the building.

I continued to take pictures and then headed inside. As I was walking through the front door a man stopped me in the entrance and asked what I was doing. He had a worried look on his face, but because I was caught off guard the only thing I could come up with is that I’m just visiting and taking pictures. He asked what for and I just mentioned I’m a fan of older post offices and I’m interested in the mural.

After I regained my thoughts I introduced myself and I think this set him at ease. Once he understood I wasn’t a threat he proceeded to show me the writeup on the wall regarding the mural and artist. I never asked but he appeared to be the postmaster as he headed back into the office with the postmaster sign on the door.

While we were taking he mentioned several other people have been by to photograph the mural. He even mention one lady had written a book about the mural. I proceeded to inquire about the book and he ran and got it for me to look at. This was really exciting to me and I’m so grateful I met him and learned something new.

The name of the book is “Let’s Look for Transportation in Illinois Post Offices” by: Mary Emma Thompson, Ph.D

I look forward to looking for this book later when I have time to reflect more on this visit. Has anyone else read or seen this book in print somewhere?

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Gibson CIty Illinois Post Office 60936 Artifacts
Gibson CIty Illinois Post Office Mural 60936 Full
Gibson CIty IllinoisPost Office 60936 Corner Stone
Gibson CIty Illinois Post Office 60936
Gibson CIty Illinois Post Office 60936
Gibson CIty Illinois Post Office Mural 60936 Signature
Gibson CIty Illinois Post Office 60936 Ship
Gibson CIty Illinois Post Office 60936 Train
Gibson CIty Illinois Post Office 60936 Airplane

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Trevor Wisconsin Post Office

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Trevor WI Post Office 53179
Trevor WI Post Office 53179

ADDRESS: 25930 Wilmot Rd., Trevor, Wisconsin 53179

I don’t even remember when I took this photo. The date on the file list May of 2011, however, I don’t think there would have been snow on the ground in May. Oh well, here is the Trevor Wisconsin Post Office.

The neat thing about this post office is that there is an old historical photo in the lobby of the Trevor Train Station. Cool!

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Sources

  • Personal visit on 3/9/2011 by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service