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Suffern New York Post Office – Guest

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Suffern
Suffern

ADDRESS: 15 Chestnut St, Suffern, NY 10901
ARTIST: Elliott Means
TITLE: Communication
MEDIUM:  Plaster (relief)
STATUS: The Suffern post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1936

These post offices from my trip within the last two weeks comprise Rockland and Orange Counties plus the Bronx and Queens.

Thanks Doug,

Suffern PO Sign
Suffern PO Sign
Suffern PO Lobby
Suffern PO Lobby
Suffern
Suffern

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Newcomerstown Ohio Post Office – Guest

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Newcomerstown
Newcomerstown

ADDRESS: 133 West Canal Street, Newcomerstown, Ohio 43832
ARTIST: Cesare Stea
TITLE: Men and Machines
MEDIUM: Plaster (relief)
STATUS: The Newcomers post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1939

I like this one a lot. What sticks out for me is the gold lettering and lamps on either side of the front entrance. This is perhaps the largest relief I’ve seen in a post office of this size. I love to see the cornerstone for this one.

I know wood carvings exist this large, but a plaster relief is quite unique.

Thanks Doug

Newcomerstown
Newcomerstown
Newcomerstown
Newcomerstown
Newcomerstown
Newcomerstown

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  • Personal visit by Doug
  • United States Postal Service

Pitman New Jersey Post Office

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Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071

ADDRESS: 55 N. Broadway, Pitman, New Jersey 08071
ARTIST: Nathaniel Choate
TITLE: The Four Winds
MEDIUM: Plaster (relief)
STATUS: The Pitman post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1935

My apologies to the man who was trying to park in front of the building? I was standing right next to the curb and he was trying to back into a parking space. He honked, but when I didn’t move, he keep honking, until eventually I moved.

There was plenty of room to park, and I really wasn’t in the way. But since his honking didn’t seem to stop, I moved to accommodate his desire for me to get out of the way.

When he got out of the car he asked if I was one of those YouTuber’s or social media people, with a not so enthusiastic tone in his voice. He was clearly agitated that I was in his way. So sorry sir, but you could have kept backing up. I really wasn’t in your way.

Such is life photographing post offices.

David W. Gates Jr.

Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071 Relief Signature
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071 Relief Detail
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071 Relief Detail
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071 Relief Detail
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071 Relief Detail
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071 Relief Detail
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071 Relief Detail
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071 Relief Detail
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071 Relief Detail
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071 Relief Detail
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071 Relief Detail
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071 Relief Detail
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071 Cornerstone
Pitman New Jersey Post Office 08071

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