Letter carrier uniform beret
National Postal Museum

Letter carrier uniform beret

1966

wool; cloth; leather; metal
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

In 1966 there were five female letter carriers in Louisville, KY. Rita Richie was the only female carrier to order and wear the uniform's wool beret (the other four female carriers wore the hat from the male carrier uniform, since hats were required at the time).

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