Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution us mail usmail mail box mailbox snow mailman circle drive circledrive circle dr. circledr fageol fageol pony express fageolponyexpress twin coach twincoach national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum outdoor blackandwhite photo border monochrome black and white Date: c. 1953 Object number: A.2010-6 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Dimensions (Unframed): 8" x 10" Description: A letter carrier drives one of the Department’s new right-hand drive vans on the snowy streets of an unidentified city. The Department ordered thousands of new postal vehicles in the early 1950s as part of its post-war modernization plan. A variety of vehicles were ordered, including right-hand drive step vans such as this. Many of the new vehicles performed adequately, but few of the dozens of different styles ordered were re-ordered in large quantities. Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America Collection Description: Transportation/Motorized Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Repository: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Date: c. 1953 Object number: A.2010-6 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Dimensions (Unframed): 8" x 10" Description: A letter carrier drives one of the Department’s new right-hand drive vans on the snowy streets of an unidentified city. The Department ordered thousands of new postal vehicles in the early 1950s as part of its post-war modernization plan. A variety of vehicles were ordered, including right-hand drive step vans such as this. Many of the new vehicles performed adequately, but few of the dozens of different styles ordered were re-ordered in large quantities. Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America Collection Description: Transportation/Motorized Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Repository: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. |