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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution ford model t ford model t fordmodelt snow machine snowmachine snowmobile united states postal service unitedstatespostalservice us postal service uspostalservice usps us mail usmail mailman model t modelt snow winter national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum blackandwhite black and white Date: c. 1926 Object number: A.2009-54 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: An unidentified rural letter carrier poses next to a Model-T Ford vehicle with a snowmobile attachment. The vehicle is fitted with a kit advertised as the “Mailman’s Special” from the manufacturer, Farm Specialty Manufacturing Company of New Holstein, Wisconsin. It included skis that replaced the front tires and caterpillar treads that wrapped around the back tires. Rural carriers are responsible for providing their own transportation. At a time when automobiles were not yet equal to the demands of icy or snowy roads, the skis and tread kit saved carriers the expense of purchasing and maintaining a horse and sled for winter deliveries. Place: United States of America See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection Collection Description: Transportation/Motorized Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Persistent URL:http://arago.si.edu/flash/?oid=218993|tid=2050906|s1=2| Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Date: c. 1926 Object number: A.2009-54 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: An unidentified rural letter carrier poses next to a Model-T Ford vehicle with a snowmobile attachment. The vehicle is fitted with a kit advertised as the “Mailman’s Special” from the manufacturer, Farm Specialty Manufacturing Company of New Holstein, Wisconsin. It included skis that replaced the front tires and caterpillar treads that wrapped around the back tires. Rural carriers are responsible for providing their own transportation. At a time when automobiles were not yet equal to the demands of icy or snowy roads, the skis and tread kit saved carriers the expense of purchasing and maintaining a horse and sled for winter deliveries. Place: United States of America See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection Collection Description: Transportation/Motorized Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Persistent URL:http://arago.si.edu/flash/?oid=218993|tid=2050906|s1=2| Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
