Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution usps mailman rural carrier ruralcarrier public servant publicservant government model t modelt mailbox convertable boy car old black and white blackandwhite mail letter carrier lettercarrier automobile old car photo oldcarphoto old mail car oldmailcar postal carrie postalcarrie postman delivery u.s. mail usmail postal old mail truck oldmailtruck old fashion mail truck oldfashionmailtruck harbor springs harborsprings michigan 1914 national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum mail across the commons mailacrossthecommons blackandwhite black and white Description: Rural carriers were not required to wear uniforms. A few, such as this unidentified carrier, purchased and wore city carrier uniforms along their routes. The carrier is posed between a rural mailbox and his Ford automobile. Unlike city carriers, rural letter carriers were required to supply their own transportation for making their daily rounds. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Geography: USA Date: 1925 Collection: U.S. Mail Trucks Repository: National Postal Museum Accession number: A.2006-75 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=194327 View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Description: Rural carriers were not required to wear uniforms. A few, such as this unidentified carrier, purchased and wore city carrier uniforms along their routes. The carrier is posed between a rural mailbox and his Ford automobile. Unlike city carriers, rural letter carriers were required to supply their own transportation for making their daily rounds. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Geography: USA Date: 1925 Collection: U.S. Mail Trucks Repository: National Postal Museum Accession number: A.2006-75 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=194327 View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. |