The Mecca post office

Photograph

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Exhibit Envoy

Name/Title

The Mecca post office

Entry/Object ID

PFM.45

Description

Section: N/A

Collection

Chris Ervin Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Susie Keef Smith

Dimensions

Height

12-1/4 in

Width

16 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Framed

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

The Mecca Post Office was a central hub for gossip and news in the small, remote town on the edge of the Salton Sea. As Postmaster, Susie was an essential contact for desert-dwellers. Susie Keef Smith photograph. Chris Ervin Collection.