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Hesston Rural Mail Delivery Rig, 1908
Collection: Post Office

Title

Hesston Rural Mail Delivery Rig, 1908

Subject

post office, transportation, post master

Description

Building at left is Hesston, Ks post office at what is now 109 N. Main (in 1992). The mail rig is type used in 1890s to approx 1925. It could be closed in inclement weater. Being horse drawn it could traverse the mud and dirt roads of that time -- there wer no graveled or paved roads.

Creator

unknown

Source

Murray Bandy Hesston Centennial 1886-1896, Hesston Public Library

Publisher

Hesston Public Library

Date

1908

Contributor

Bandy, Murray

Relation

Bandy, Murray C., "Hesston Centennial 1886-1896", pg. 35.

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Format

image/jpeg

Language

English

Identifier

mb_cc_po_004

Coverage

1900s

Hesston (Kan.)

Kansas


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Citation
unknown, “Hesston Rural Mail Delivery Rig, 1908,” Hesston Public Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://hesston.digitalsckls.info/item/1379.