Photograph
Francis Shirbroun Delivers Mail in Farmall A Tractor
| Francis Shirbroun delivers mail to a mailbox in a Farmall A tractor that has been fitted with a homemade cab for delivering mail. The cab has a "FARMALL" decal as well as a "U.S. MAIL" decal. The original caption reads: "Francis Shirbroun, Coon Rapids, Iowa delivers mail over a rural route of 51 miles with 195 boxes. When the roads are bad Farmall A covers it in 5 1/2 to 6 hours on not over 6 gallons of fuel." |
| Image ID: | 86567 |
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| Creation Date: | 1941 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
| City: | Coon Rapids |
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| State: | Iowa |
| Collection Name: | International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
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| Agricultural machinery |
| Fields (Agriculture) |
| Tractors |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Land use, Rural |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Postal service |
| Signs and signboards |
| Roads |
| Letter carriers |
| Neckties |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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