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Mr. Liszewski

Railway Post Office Clerk Project

Name: John Liszewski

Hometown: DuBois, Illinois

Years of Service: 8 years

Lines Worked: Chicago to Carbondale, Chicago to Evansville, Chicago to St. Louis

Assignment after Mail Train: Centralia Post Office, Centralia, Illinois

 

National Postal Museum logoRead and listen to Mr. Liszewski's interview with the National Postal Museum by clicking here.   
 

In his own words...

"Some people got worried on the City of New Orleans...(the) mail car was right in back of the engine, so if you were going to have a wreck you were right behind it"

Mr. Liszewski on situations that could be
dangerous for RPO clerks.

Primary Sources

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 Railway Postal Clerk Project  Railway Postal Clerk Project  Railway Postal Clerk Project
Railway Post Office
Clerk Badge		 Finger
Knives		 Two Rectangular Stamps
with Pads
     
 Railway Postal Clerk Project  Railway Postal Clerk Project  Railway Postal Clerk Project
Scheme Books from Illinois, Iowa,
California, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Louisiana & Tennessee - 1930s		 Case Examination
Record		 Regulation
Bullets
     
      Railway Post Office Clerk Proejct       
Railway Post Office Clerk Project		  Railway Post Office Clerk Project   
Mississippi
Practice Card Set		 Scheme Books for Illinois, Mississippi,
Michigan, Arkansas, Wisconsin
& Alabama - 1938 and 40s		 Scheme Books and Light
     
Railway Post Office Clerk Project Railway Postal Clerk Project Railway Postal Clerk Project
Louisiana
Practice Card Set		 Practice
Case		 Chicago
Practice Card Set