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Rural Mail

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Man delivering mail in winter using a sled pulled by two horses.

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Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
18 x 13 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
PH 4814

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0135KK
Legacy ID
WHi 69936

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Photographs
Rural Mail Carrier

Rural Mail Carrier

February 3, 1978

Winter scene with mail carrier in car putting mail in a mailbox. "Ralph Koll, Rural Mail Carrier. Somewhere in this monstrous snow drift is Helen Moldenhauer's mail box. Ralph Delivers to 264 boxe...

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Photographs
Mailman Delivering Mail To Rural Boarding House

Mailman Delivering Mail To Rural Boarding House

A mailman in a horse-drawn vehicle delivers mail to the mailbox of a rural boarding house.

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Photographs
Howard Russell and Dog Team

Howard Russell and Dog Team

1920

Howard Russell with dog team bringing the mail to La Pointe.

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Photographs
U.S. Mail Sleigh

U.S. Mail Sleigh

1918

Two men sit at the reins of a horse-drawn United States mail sleigh which ran from Sturgeon Bay to Egg Harbor. Another man is kneeling inside the sleigh near an open door.

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Photographs
Group with Musical Instruments

Group with Musical Instruments

Group of four women standing and three men seated outdoors. They are all holding musical instruments except for the woman on the far right.

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Photographs
Horse-Drawn Sleigh and Sled

Horse-Drawn Sleigh and Sled

1895

A man stands on a sled pulled by a team of two horses that is carrying logs on a snow-covered road. Moving away from the log-carrying sled is an empty egg-shell cutter sleigh that is hitched to a s...

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