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A family greets the new rural postal wagon on its journey in Carroll County, Maryland,...

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SMT1217012
Image title
A family greets the new rural postal wagon on its journey in Carroll County, Maryland, 1899 (b/w photo)
Artist
American Photographer, (19th century) / American
Location
National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA
Medium
black and white photograph
Date
1899 AD (C19th AD)
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Westminster rural postal wagon route - delivering mail. On April 3, 1899, a specially designed vehicle that allowed two clerks to receive, postmark, sort and deliver mail set out from Westminster, Maryland. A third employee drove the wagon. The wagon was the first in the area, and was part of a plan to cover all of Carroll County, Maryland by Rural Free Delivery service.

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© Smithsonian Institution / Bridgeman Images
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wagon / hitch / horse / animal / USA / North America / America (continent) / deliveries / new england / delivering / rural / postmen / houses / postal service / horse-drawn / carroll county / vehicle / wagon / greeting / vehicles / horses / house / america / delivery / horsedrawn / families / black and white photograph / family / greets / horse / postman / usa / maryland / westminster / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto
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