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Object Name |
Badge |
Date |
ca. 1915-1932 |
Description |
Stamped metal badge in the shape of a shield with an eagle at top. Inscribed "23915 / W.L. CONNER. P.M. / N.Y. / RICHMOND". (Keywords: HRT, Post Office, New York) |
Acquisition |
Gift of Bertha Conner |
Ownership and History |
This badge belonged to postmaster Willett Leslie Conner (1877-1932), of Richmond, Staten Island. In addition to serving as postmaster, Mr. Conner worked for some years as a telegrapher, and later had a real estate business. He and his family lived in the structure now known as the Stephens-Black House at Historic Richmond Town. His wife, Bertha (Manee) Conner (1879-1966) took over as postmistress after her husband's death, serving until 1941. |
Earliest Date |
1915 |
Latest Date |
1932 |
Subjects |
Emblems Postal service employees |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Personal Symbol |
Associated People |
Conner, Willett Leslie |
Catalog Number |
X97.1569 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible in memory of Harold Conner, March 2014. |
Legal Status |
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