First post office west of the Rocky Mountains, Astoria, 1847
- Title
- First post office west of the Rocky Mountains, Astoria, 1847
- LC Subject
- Post office buildings
- Description
- This house at Astoria was once occupied as a residence by Ezra Fisher, a missionary. On March 9, 1847, John M. Shively was appointed postmaster for Astoria and soon afterwards this building became the first U.S. postoffice west of the Rocky Mountains.
- Work Type
- lantern slides
- Location
- Astoria >> Clatsop County >> Oregon >> United States
- Date
- 1900/1940
- Identifier
- P217:25:27
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Rights Holder
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Local Collection Name
- Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Primary Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Is Part Of
- Set 38 - Early Settlement of Oregon
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Modified
- 2015-02-24
- Submission Date
- 2009-06-22
