Copies of the blueprints of the Delphos Post Office are on display. The building took less than a year to complete. The cost of the building was $57,000.

Construction for the current building of the Delphos Post Office began in 1933. Typically, towns the size of Delphos would have had a much smaller post office; however, there was a large broom factory and a large egg processing plant in town. Each of these companies mailed their products, which required the post office facility be spaciouse enough to handle a larger than normal volume of mail.

Pictured is the continuing excavation of the basement of the post office. Pictures were taken approximately every other month from three different locations so that the progress would be captured.

Concrete castings were laid to form the basement ceiling. Today, these remain visible from the basement. In the background is the brick building that is still located on the corner of Main and Second Streets.

At the time of this photo, the basement windows were now visible and the steelwork in the center of the building was erected.

At this point of construction, the building is recognizable as the Delphos Post Office with the columns in front and brick walls.

The outside walls are near completion in this picture. In the background is the current Lehman's Furniture building.

Pictured at its completion is the loading dock located at the southwest corner of the post office. In the foreground is the Miami-Erie Canal.

Pictured at its completion is the northwest corner of the post office.

The post office building was completed in late 1933, less than a year after its groundbreaking. Of special interest are the automobiles.

This original issue of The Delphos Herald, dated November 11, 1933, announced the dedication ceremony and activities slated for the grand opening of the Delphos Post Office. There was a grand parade, and visiting speakers. Large numbers of Amercian Legion members throughout the state traveled to Delphos to participate in the activities. Delphos residents were reportedly upset that the Post Master General did not make an appearance.

Delphos had a large egg production plant that shipped their eggs by mail. Displayed is the egg packaging used to protect the eggs. Original instructions which explain how to protect the egg, accompany the packaging.

The Delphos Manufacturing Company was one of the town's largest businesses, manufacturing metal containers such as gasoline cans and buckets. The volume of mail going in and out of the company was so large that they had their own mail bag. Pictured is the leather bag imprinted with company's name.