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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution horse sleigh snow winter cold mail letter postman mail wagons mailwagons commons:collection=mail rural 1910s rural free delivery carriers ruralfreedeliverycarriers email cousin ice frozen tundra frozentundra caballos sleighs for winter rural letter carriers sleighsforwinterrurallettercarriers rural letter ruralletter national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum mail across the commons mailacrossthecommons animal monochrome outdoor Description: Rural letter carrier peers out of his sleigh while making his daily rounds. Rural carriers in cold winter climates often kept sleighs for winter use, in addition to their mail wagons. Such expenses were sometimes hardship for rural carriers, who were (and still are) responsible for purchasing their own vehicles. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Culture: American Geography: USA Date: c. 1915 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=203576 Repository: National Postal Museum Collection: Rural Free Delivery Accession number: A.2008-49 Description: Rural letter carrier peers out of his sleigh while making his daily rounds. Rural carriers in cold winter climates often kept sleighs for winter use, in addition to their mail wagons. Such expenses were sometimes hardship for rural carriers, who were (and still are) responsible for purchasing their own vehicles. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Culture: American Geography: USA Date: c. 1915 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=203576 Repository: National Postal Museum Collection: Rural Free Delivery Accession number: A.2008-49 | ||||
