Whitney Museum

This is the actual Post Office equipment that was used in Amador City for many years. It was installed in the building you see directly across the street as you stand here and look out the Museum's front door. That was also the city's drugstore.

The photographs on this board show that building while it still held the Post Office. The interior photograph, probably taken in the 1930's, shows this equipment in use at the back of the store. The man in the photo is Bill Richards, the town's official Post master for many years, whose wife, Hilda, actually performed most of the duties.

Notice the glass fronts on most of the boxes. Patrons could see if they had mail, but then had to ask the Postmaster tp hand it to them.

As the accompanying letter shows, these post boxes were originally acquired by Myrtle White, the town's first female Postmaster. The Postmaster had to personally buy (or rent) this equipment, it was not goverment property.

All graphics created and owned by Ray and Cheryl Herndon