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Mail Carrier in RFD Mail Truck
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Mail man driving an International Model M U.S. Mail truck that was part of the Rural Free Delivery service. The truck was equipped with tire chains to drive through snow and is parked next to several mailboxes.
1915
International Harvester Company
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WHi 71650
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Man Driving U.S. Mail Truck
View towards a man sorting mail in a truck with a sign on the side that reads: "U.S. Mail R.F.D." There are four mailboxes on wooden posts on the left, and a fence is on a slope in the background. ...
Motor Truck in Snow
1916
International Model M truck parked in snow on rural land. The truck is used by John W. Esch, a farm implement dealer (likely for International Harvester). The truck is equipped for the winter weath...
International Model E Truck in Snow
1914
Man driving an International Model E truck through snow on road in urban residential area. The truck was operated by the Bunck & Agerbeck company whose services include painters, glass, and supplie...
Two Men Posing with Mail Delivery Truck
November 8, 1928
Two male mail carriers are standing with a mail delivery truck in a neighborhood.
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...
Man Delivering Mail with Horse and Wagon
1918
A man stands in the back of a horse-drawn Weber wagon to deliver mail to rural resident, possibly a farmer, standing by mailbox.
