Photograph of letter carrier with horse and wagon
National Postal Museum

Photograph of letter carrier with horse and wagon

c. 1900

paper; photo-emulsion
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

A uniformed city letter carrier in a horse-drawn gig. This type of wagon was most commonly used by rural letter carriers. However in this instance, the employee, wearing badge #5, is a city free delivery carrier. The carrier's name and location are unidentified in the photograph.

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