Highway Post Office bus
- 1941
- 251.0 x 1006.0 cm
- Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
This bus was the first Highway Post Office vehicle to operate in the United States. Its 149-mile route, which ran between Washington, D.C., and Harrisonburg, Virginia, was inaugurated on February 10, 1941. The White Motor Company of Cleveland, Ohio, designed and built the bus. The term
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About this artwork
- Title: Highway Post Office bus
- Artist: white sewing machine co.
- Year: 1941
- Original dimensions: 251.0 x 1006.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
- Main color: Black
- Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose