Postcard
Postcard
Estimated value: $25-$75 — framed Western Union telegram with postal/government content
This telegram postcard was produced during an era when the federal appointment of local postmasters was a significant patronage matter administered through Washington, D.C., reflecting the spoils system and civil service reforms of the early twentieth century. The authorization of a woman such as Ethel K. Thompson to assume charge of a post office signals the gradual integration of women into federal civil service roles, particularly in smaller rural communities where such appointments were increasingly common after the Civil Service Act reforms took hold.
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