Title

Mail rig at Hesston Post Office, 1908

Subject

post office, transportation, post master

Description

Mail Rig at Hesston post office driven by John Lively 267 -- label on back of post card

Hello Leota. I got your card all right and was pleased to hear from you - when are you coming home [illegible] getting lonesome to see you all. Bye bye, Winona. Mis Leota Lyon New Boston -- handwritten on post card

Hesston Rural Mail Delivery Rig. This type of horse-drawn rig fro mail delivery was used as late as 1920-1925, especially when roads were muddy. Early automobiles were inefficient in mud, and there were no sanded roads. -- Bandy, Murray C., "Hesston Centennial 1886-1896", pg. 35.

Creator

unknown

Source

Murray Bandy Hesston Centennial 1886-1896, Hesston Public Library

Publisher

Hesston Public Library

Date

1908

Contributor

Bandy, Murray

Rights

Copyright Not Evaluated

Relation

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

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Format

image/jpeg

Language

English

Identifier

mb_cc_po_001

Coverage

1900s

Hesston (Kan.)

Kansas