Postmaster General James A. Farley
Title
Postmaster General James A. Farley
Subject
Description
Postmaster General James Aloysius Farley among the hundreds of thousands of letters sent during National Air Mail Week, which celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first regularly scheduled airmail service.
James Farley became the Postmaster General during the Great Depression, so it’s more than obvious he had a difficult time during his post. Yet he still managed to make the Post Office Department turn a profit, and was a big part in air mail service. He employed the army to help deliver mail, and also oversaw the first air mail delivery to China. He worked with the president of Pan American World Airways to ensure safe travels for the pilots and fewer damages for the packages delivered. With his reorganizing and revolutionizing the way air mail was handled, he reduced the causalities and helped further the use of air mail. He and President Roosevelt also created National Air Mail Week, which encouraged everyone across the nation to use air mail.
James Farley became the Postmaster General during the Great Depression, so it’s more than obvious he had a difficult time during his post. Yet he still managed to make the Post Office Department turn a profit, and was a big part in air mail service. He employed the army to help deliver mail, and also oversaw the first air mail delivery to China. He worked with the president of Pan American World Airways to ensure safe travels for the pilots and fewer damages for the packages delivered. With his reorganizing and revolutionizing the way air mail was handled, he reduced the causalities and helped further the use of air mail. He and President Roosevelt also created National Air Mail Week, which encouraged everyone across the nation to use air mail.
Creator
Smithsonian Institution
Date
1938
Source
James A. Farley
Source: Sheahan, Mary. (2010, June 23). James A. Farley. National Postal Service. Retrieved Oct 22, 2012, from http://bitly.com/TO9dLe
Source: Sheahan, Mary. (2010, June 23). James A. Farley. National Postal Service. Retrieved Oct 22, 2012, from http://bitly.com/TO9dLe
Relation
Rights
Smithsonian Institution
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution
Contributor
Smithsonian Institution
Format
Medium: Photograph
Language
English
Type
Figures
Identifier
Postal
Coverage
Historic
Files
Collection
Reference
Smithsonian Institution, Postmaster General James A. Farley, Smithsonian Institution, 1938
Cite As
Smithsonian Institution
, “Postmaster General James A. Farley,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 23, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/73.