Post office, Rainy River, Ontario, June 2009
Is there anything more charming than an old post office? To me, more than any other edifice, the postal office represents the highest convenience of civilized life. Our correspondence, financial statements, magazine
and newspaper
subscriptions, and phonograph records come through here to our homes. When we write letters, pay bills, and mail picture postcards
, a short trip to the post office connects us with the world outside.
and newspaper subscriptions, and phonograph records come through here to our homes. When we write letters, pay bills, and mail picture postcards, a short trip to the post office connects us with the world outside.Including this post office: This very photograph which you are viewing began life as a Polaroid snapshot
, was addressed, and had postage affixed -- and arrived at my home in Minnesota just five days after me. All for just 89 cents, Canadian.
, was addressed, and had postage affixed -- and arrived at my home in Minnesota just five days after me. All for just 89 cents, Canadian.
