Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 28

Photograph

Howard Russell and Dog Team

Date: 1920
Description: Howard Russell with dog team bringing the mail to La Pointe.
Postcard

Postman Michael P. Adler

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait of mail carrier Michael P. Adler, with his mailbag, an armful of mail, and a parcel. He is standing in front of a painted backd...
Photograph

Madison United States Mail Carriers

Date: 12 07 1944
Description: Fifteen Madison U.S. Mail carriers standing on the front steps of the Madison U.S. Post Office. Lower row left to right: Martin T. Digney, Thomas M. Carey,...
Photograph

Postman Delivering Mail

Date: 04 23 1937
Description: A postman handing an envelope to a woman sitting behind a desk in an office. The woman is wearing a headset, perhaps for a telephone.
Photograph

Nels A. Anderson, Madison Postman

Date: 12 29 1950
Description: U.S. postman Nels A. Anderson delivers mail to a door marked "15." Anderson began delivering mail in Madison in 1912 and is the city's senior postman.
Photograph

Mail Carrier in RFD Mail Truck

Date: 1915
Description: 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 driv...
Photograph

Mail Carrier In Winter Near Mount Tab

Date: 
Description: View of a mail carrier using skis and a walking stick to navigate the snow of Mount Tab. The man carries a backpack and a dog sits at his feet.
Photograph

Mailman Delivering Mail To Rural Boarding House

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

Mail Carrier on Poor Quality Road

Date: 02 1915
Description: A mail carrier on horseback is approaching a stranded horse-drawn carriage along a stretch of poor quality rural road. Farmhouses and farm buildings are on...
Photograph

U.S. Mail Sleigh

Date: 1918
Description: 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 ne...
Photograph

Farmall A Tractor with Mail Cab in front of Post Office

Date: 1941
Description: Farmall A tractor fitted with a homemade, wooden cab for the purposes of delivering mail, parked in front of a post office. A car is also parked in front o...
Photograph

United States Post Office

Date: 02 03 1978
Description: "U.S. Post Office. Rural mail carrier, Ralph Koll, sorts the mail prior to beginning his route."
Photograph

Rural Mail Carrier

Date: 02 03 1978
Description: 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 Moldenha...
Photograph

Herrling Mail Delivery Sleigh

Date: 02 06 1908
Description: The horse-drawn mail delivery sleigh used by Franklin Herrling.
Photograph

United Givers Campaign Fair Share Plan

Date: 09 08 1954
Description: Nels Anderson of 524 East Washington Avenue tells why he endorses the "fair share" plan of the United Givers Campaign.
Photograph

Group Portrait of the Wisconsin Rural Mail Carriers

Date: 1930
Description: Large group portrait of the Wisconsin Rural Mail Carriers showing men, women, and a few children on the front steps of, and in front of, a brick and browns...
Photograph

Group Portrait of the Wisconsin Rural Mail Carriers

Date: 1930
Description: Large group portrait of the Wisconsin Rural Mail Carriers Association showing men, women, and a few children on the front steps of, and in front of, a bric...
Photograph

Group Portrait of the Wisconsin Rural Mail Carriers

Date: 1930
Description: Large group portrait of the Wisconsin Rural Mail Carriers Association showing men, women, and a few children on the front steps of, and in front of, a bric...
Photograph

Postal Carrier and Route Truck

Date: 1970
Description: An African-American postal carrier is standing on the sidewalk with mail in a rolling cart. He is wearing a winter postal employee uniform and a hat. Behin...
Photograph

International Scout Parked Near Mailbox

Date: 09 04 1962
Description: Three-quarter view from front of driver's side of an International Scout parked by mailbox. A man in the driver's seat is putting a letter into the mailbox...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: