DATE: 11 October, 1916
CREATOR: Fagg, Helen
SCOPE: Letter from Minnesota to Isabel Bright, St. Louis, MO.
EXTENT: 1 letter and one envelope, October, 11, 1916.autograph letter signed
HISTORY: This letter is an example of early air mail use in America. The earliest expiramental flights sponsered by the United States government ran between 1911 and 1918. Domestic U.S. Airmail was formally instituted on May 15, 1918 and flew until 1926 when provisions of the "Kelley Act" required the United States Postal Service to transition into contracts with commerical air carriers.
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