A post office on a Boston streetcar

Railway Post Office streetcar 642 ran between Charlestown and Post Office Square.

Railway Post Office streetcar number 642 was part of the Boston Elevated Railway. The photograph is dated about 1900.

According to the record, the car traveled on Malden, Broadway, and Ferry streets between Charlestown and Post Office Square. The photographer is unknown.

From the National Postal Museum collection, record A.2006⁠-⁠63.

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