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The many methods of U.S. mail delivery: A thread!
(A dog team carrying mail in Alaska, between c. 1900 and 1923)
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(A dog team carrying mail in Alaska, between c. 1900 and 1923)
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bonus dog faces
Mail being delivered by a woman on horseback during WWI
(Los Angeles, CA, between 1915 and 1920)
(Los Angeles, CA, between 1915 and 1920)
A mail train car and truck, stacked high with mail bags
(between 1909 and 1940)
(between 1909 and 1940)
Horse-drawn mail wagons were still used in Texas in the 1930s!
(Marshall, Texas, June, 1937)
(Marshall, Texas, June, 1937)
I really love these old-timey planes!
And the classic aviator look in the photo on the right!
(1938 or 1939 [L] and c. 1928 [R])
![I really love these old-timey planes! And the classic aviator look in the photo on the right!(1938 or 1939 [L] and c. 1928 [R])](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EflQxFuWAAA6EBs.jpg "I really love these old-timey planes! And the classic aviator look in the photo on the right!(1938 or 1939 [L] and c. 1928 [R])")
![I really love these old-timey planes! And the classic aviator look in the photo on the right!(1938 or 1939 [L] and c. 1928 [R])](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EflQm1rWoAAj7TP.jpg "I really love these old-timey planes! And the classic aviator look in the photo on the right!(1938 or 1939 [L] and c. 1928 [R])")
And the classic aviator look in the photo on the right!
(1938 or 1939 [L] and c. 1928 [R])
Dashing through the snow
In a [four]-horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to [deliver mail] and sing
A sleighing song tonight!
(Nome, Alaska, between c. 1900 and 1927)
![Dashing through the snowIn a [four]-horse open sleighO'er the fields we goLaughing all the wayBells on bob tail ringMaking spirits brightWhat fun it is to [deliver mail] and singA sleighing song tonight!(Nome, Alaska, between c. 1900 and 1927)](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EflSMuLXsAES5HZ.png "Dashing through the snowIn a [four]-horse open sleighO'er the fields we goLaughing all the wayBells on bob tail ringMaking spirits brightWhat fun it is to [deliver mail] and singA sleighing song tonight!(Nome, Alaska, between c. 1900 and 1927)")
In a [four]-horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to [deliver mail] and sing
A sleighing song tonight!
(Nome, Alaska, between c. 1900 and 1927)
Bonus sled dog teams delivering the mail in Alaska!
(Skeena mail team; Seward and Susitna mail team, Portage Creek mail team; all between c. 1900 and c. 1930)
cc: @BlairBraverman
(Skeena mail team; Seward and Susitna mail team, Portage Creek mail team; all between c. 1900 and c. 1930)
cc: @BlairBraverman
