Eatonville Mail Bag (early 1900s)


US Postal bag
US Postal bag (up close)

Eatonville has always had a post office. In fact it was one of the first things T. C. Van Eaton set up when the town was founded. Our first post office opened July 25, 1890.

Here are images of an early mail bag used to deliver letters and packages around town.

If you want to read a story about our postal carriers of the past, just click HERE.  There are also others on the site.

Photo courtesy of Roni Johnson.

Click on images to enlarge. 

US Postal bag
US Postal bag

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