Portrait of the last postmistress at the Streeter Post Office. Pack sets an American flag outside of the building. She served as postmaster since 1949. Her retirement marked the end of the 100-year history of the Streeter post office.
Mary Pack Outside of Post Office in Streeter, W. Va.
Date:
1987
Description:
Portrait of the last postmistress of the Streeter Post Office. Pack served as postmaster since 1949. Her retirement marked the end of the 100-year history of the Streeter post office.
W. K. Pendleton was a Senatorial Representative to the 1872 State Constitutional Convention. He was also President of Betheny College, 1841-1886 and State Superintendent of Schools, 1876-1881.
Sketch of Captain James M. Pipes, who served in the Union Army, wounded three times including amputation of an arm. He was West Virginia Secretary of State, 1868-1872 and a member of the 1872 State Constitutional Convention
A carte de visite photograph of a woman holding a small child. There is a federal revenue stamp on the back of the photograph, indicating a tax had been paid on the image. This stamp tax was passed by Congress to pay for raising costs of the Civil War from 1864 to 1866.