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
Rights
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
Citation
unknown, “Hesston Rural Mail Delivery Rig, 1908,” Hesston Public Library, accessed December 21, 2024, https://hesston.digitalsckls.info/item/1379.
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
Rights
Relation
Bandy, Murray C., "Hesston Centennial 1886-1896", pg. 35.
mb_cc_po_001
mb_cc_po_002
mb_cc_po_003
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Identifier
mb_cc_po_004
Coverage
1900s
Hesston (Kan.)
Kansas
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