Date of use : 1957, USA

Glen's Studio: Entiat, Washington Photographic Business to State Tax Commission

This envelope sent from the town of Entiat in the state of Washington represents an interesting example of official correspondence between a local photographic studio and a state government institution. The sender's imprint in the upper left corner identifies the business as "Glen's Studio," with a mailing address in Entiat, Washington. The envelope is addressed to the Tax Commission of the State of Washington located in Olympia. The postal cancellation dated July 22, 1957 indicates that the item entered the postal system through the Entiat post office during the evening hours.

Glen's Studio was most likely a small photographic studio operating within the local community of Entiat and its surrounding area. In the United States, especially in the decades following the Second World War, photographic studios became an important element of everyday social life. Such businesses commonly offered services including portrait photography, family photographs, school portraits, and identification photographs. In smaller communities these studios often functioned not only as commercial enterprises but also as places where visual records of local society were created and preserved.

Record Information

Title: Glen's Studio Business Envelope (Entiat to Olympia)

Category: Photographic Studios / Commercial Correspondence

Subcategory: Small-Town American Photography / Government Correspondence

Country: USA (Sender: Entiat, WA) → USA (Recipient: Olympia, WA)

City: Entiat, Washington (Sender: Glen's Studio) → Olympia, Washington (Recipient: Washington State Tax Commission)

Date of use: 22 July 1957

Company (Sender): Glen's Studio, Entiat, Washington, USA. A small photographic studio serving the local community in Entiat and surrounding areas, offering portrait photography, family photographs, school portraits, and identification photographs.

Object Type: Commercial envelope (business correspondence)

Postal Features: US postage stamp; Entiat, Washington postal cancellation (22 July 1957, evening hour).

Language: English

Material: Paper envelope

Dimensions: Standard commercial envelope format

Collection Theme: Glen's Studio, Entiat photography, Washington State photographic studios, small-town America, 1950s photography, Washington State Tax Commission, Olympia government, official correspondence, US postal history, local business records.

Archival Significance: This 1957 envelope documents correspondence between a small-town Washington photographic studio (Glen's Studio in Entiat) and a state government agency, illustrating the integration of photographic businesses into the administrative and commercial life of mid-twentieth-century America.

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