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Acting Postmaster John Whitmore Gets Certificate
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Acting Postmaster for Madison, John F. Whitmore (right), receives a certificate of appointment from Adolph Knudson (left), postal department field services officer, Milwaukee. Whitmore assumed the duties of acting postmaster on September 8, 1958.
December 4, 1959
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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