John T. Jackson's distribution case

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This distribution case belonged to John T. Jackson who served as postmaster of Alanthus, Virginia, for 48 years.

At local post offices around the country, distribution cases like this were a familiar sight for decades. Standing behind a case like this, a postal worker sent each piece of mail along a different path—to a postal carrier, post office box, general delivery, or others.

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Detail view of the postmaster’s side of the distribution case
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View of the postmaster’s side of the distribution case

Systems at Work