U.S. Postal Service

<p><span class="deck"> The U.S. Post Office, 1775-1974</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck"> “GENERAL,” F.D.R. DEMANDED, “WHEN ARE THESE AIR MAIL KILLINGS GOING TO STOP?”</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> Here is the federal government’s own picture history of our times—and it tells us more than you might think</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">The urge to move documents as fast as possible has always been a national preoccupation because it has always been a necessity. Faxes and Federal Express are just the latest among many innovations for getting the message across.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> 1809~2009</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">Although it ran only briefly 150 years ago, the Pony Express still defines our understanding of the Old West.</span></p>