New York Mail and Newspaper Transportation Company.

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The New York Mail and Newspaper Transportation Company was the original contractor in 1898 for mail delivery by pneumatic tube between Manhattan and Brooklyn. The company later became a contractor for tube service between post offices within Manhattan. In 1953 pneumatic tube service ended in New York and the company's contract was cancelled.

From the guide to the New York Mail and Newspaper Transportation Company records, 1897-1957, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

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creatorOf New York Mail and Newspaper Transportation Company records, 1897-1957 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Speer, William McMurtrie, 1865-1923. William McMurtrie papers, 1880-1936. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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associatedWith American Pneumatic Service Company corporateBody
associatedWith Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 person
associatedWith Lamson Corporation corporateBody
associatedWith New York Mail and Transportation Company corporateBody
associatedWith Speer, William McMurtrie, 1865-1923. person
associatedWith Tubular Dispatch Company corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Post Office Department corporateBody
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Pneumatic machinery
Pneumatic-tube transportation
Postal service
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