Hillsboro Post Office

Title

Hillsboro Post Office

Description

Sepia-toned image of two women standing in an open door of a building. One woman wears a large apron over her dress and a small hat with an arched feather. The other woman wears a long skirt, a jacket, and a hat. Stacks of books can be seen inside one of the windows, and a sign reading 'Post Office' hangs above the door.

[Front] Post Office Hillsboro 1892 - 1896. Lucy Sigler. Mary A. Brown, P.M. [on right margin of image] Muehler Jeweler Store. [Back] Mary A. Brown was postmistress from Nov. 30, 1875 to June 1896.

Identifier

WCMpic_001086

Subject

Post office buildings

Postmasters

Postal Service

Women--Employment

Public architecture

Brown, Mary A.

Sigler, Lucy

Economic History

Genealogy & Family History

Local & State History

Social History

Work

Spatial Coverage

Hillsboro, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1892-1896

Date

1892/1896

Medium

card photographs

Rights

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum