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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution alaska mail dogsled postal carrier worker mush alaska mushalaska snow cold sled dogs sepia winter mail delivery maildelivery 1910 mail across the commons mailacrossthecommons national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum outdoor vehicle Date: c. 1910 Object number: A.2009-38 Medium: postcard stock; photo-emulsion Description: Unidentified mail contractors pose with sled and dog team for the sepia photograph postcard. Dog sleds transported mail in some areas of the northern United States and the Alaskan Territory during winter months. Contract carriers used these sleds across Alaska from the late nineteenth century into the early 1920s. Isolated for much of the year, remote populations sometimes relied on dog sleds for contact with the outside world. Because weight was a critical factor for the dogs, mail traveling on sleds was usually restricted to first-class pieces unless room was available for newspapers, magazines, and packages. These items were otherwise left behind until spring, when they might be transported by steamboat or wagon. National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America      Alaska See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Persistent URL:http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=207602 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Date: c. 1910 Object number: A.2009-38 Medium: postcard stock; photo-emulsion Description: Unidentified mail contractors pose with sled and dog team for the sepia photograph postcard. Dog sleds transported mail in some areas of the northern United States and the Alaskan Territory during winter months. Contract carriers used these sleds across Alaska from the late nineteenth century into the early 1920s. Isolated for much of the year, remote populations sometimes relied on dog sleds for contact with the outside world. Because weight was a critical factor for the dogs, mail traveling on sleds was usually restricted to first-class pieces unless room was available for newspapers, magazines, and packages. These items were otherwise left behind until spring, when they might be transported by steamboat or wagon. National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America Alaska See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Persistent URL:http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=207602 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
