Postal service

A sling filled with mail from a steamer, somewhere in Japan. From the album, "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

An unidentified group of people are loading a truck with mail from a steamer to take to a post office, somewhere in Japan. From the album, "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

The clipper America plane is parked at Haneda Airport. From the album, "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

A mail truck is driving across a bridge in Yokohama, Japan. From the album, "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

Photograph of the building headquarters of the Ministry of Postal Services in Japan. Part of the album "The Mail Service of Japan," which was edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

An unidentified man is riding a bicycle and collecting mail from mail boxes, somewhere in Japan. From the album, "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

Here Kiyoko (background left) and Fujiko Yamamoto (background right) slip letters into a mail box near the famous Gojo Bridge in Japan. From the album, "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

Photo postcard showing destruction of the Main Post Office in Warsaw, Poland during World War II. Caption reads, "Warszawa Poczta Glowna."

Former President Harry S. Truman addresses a crowd at the dedication of the Maryville, Missouri, Post Office. Mr. Truman has written on the front of the photo: "File Ed Condon's file Maryville Post office dedication 2500 people there. Picture cuts them out."

A three quarter shot of Former President Harry S. Truman buying stamps in Independence, Missouri. He is attending the dedication of the new post office.