Telegram to Chicago postmaster, September 6, 1918
National Postal Museum

Telegram to Chicago postmaster, September 6, 1918

September 6, 1918

paper; ink; adhesive
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

New York to Chicago pathfinder pilots, Max Miller and Edward V. “Turk” Gardner, departed Cleveland, Ohio, on September 6, 1918. Cleveland Postmaster William J. Murphy wired the postmaster of Chicago in a 25-word telegram sent at 3:30 p.m. and received at 3:46 p.m.

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