Object Details
- Description
- In 1966 there were five female letter carriers in Louisville, KY. Rita Richie was the only female carrier to order and wear the uniform's wool beret (the other four female carriers wore the hat from the male carrier uniform, since hats were required at the time).
- When she donated the hat Richie told the museum: "In 1966 there were 5 female letter carriers in Louisville. I was the only one that went to the trouble to order the tam. The rest just wore the male hat. Hats were required at that time. I wore this one very little as it was very, very hot and did not stay on the best. It did look very smart and I received positive comments when it was worn. I only carried about three years and then changed to the clerks craft. I retired as a ramp clerk in 1996 with 32 years service."
- The Post Office Department patch with a blue field was in effect from 1965-1970.
- 1966
- Object number
- 1999.2006.10
- Type
- Employee Gear
- Medium
- wool; cloth; leather; metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width x Depth: 3 × 10 × 10 in. (7.62 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
- Place
- Kentucky
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Postal Employees
- The Cold War (1945-1990)
- Record ID
- npm_1999.2006.10
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e8930837-18db-4477-9918-0e105f228459
