Fiftieth Anniversary R. F. D.

Photograph

Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

IMG1359

Description

Fiftieth Anniversary R. F. D. NOTE [IMG1359]: Unveiling of monument in Edge Hill Cemetery at the grave of Harry C. Gibson, the first rural mail carrier. October 1, 1946. Pictured left to right: Congressman Jennings Randolph, Manly D. "Bud" Gibson [Harry Gibson's brother], Estelle Gibson [Harry Gibson's sister], B. A. Winquest [President of the National Rural Letter Carriers Association], Melvin T. Strider [only survivor of the first rural mail carriers], Thornton Tayloe Perry [Postmaster of Charles Town], and Jesse M. Donaldson [First Assistant Postmaster General]. NOTE [IMG1359-2]: October 1, 1946. Observance of the 50th Anniversary of Rural Free Delivery mail service. Photograph taken in front of the United States Post Office in Charles Town. Pictured left to right: John J. Eby [rural carrier], UNIDENTIFIED, Thornton Taylor Perry [Postmaster of Charles Town], Congressman Jennings Randolph, Melvin T. Strider, Estelle Gibson, Jesse M. Donaldson, William H. Wilson [grandson of William Lyne Wilson], and B. A. Winquest. NOTE [IMG1359-3]: West Virginia Historic Highway Marker. Located on the southwest corner of George and Washington Streets in front of the present day United States Court House.

Acquisition

Accession

358

Source or Donor

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A., III

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

From the Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A.

Studio

Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, 627 Jefferson Avenue, Charles Town, WV

Date made

Oct 1, 1946

Notes

Date: 1946 October 1