mailmen
13 photos tagged mailmen, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.
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POST OFFICE. POSTMEN ON SCOOTERS (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded March 2023
U.S. mail leaving the Estero post office from Florida Memory uploaded January 2014
New scooters for mailmen in Tallahassee, Florida from Florida Memory uploaded September 2013
Mail carrier Charley Harris being followed by dogs in Tallahassee, Florida from Florida Memory uploaded September 2013
Alfred Holt, 1919 from UA Archives | Upper Arlington History uploaded December 2010
Parcel Post Wagons in Knoxville, TN from Smithsonian Institution uploaded June 2008
San Francisco, California, Post Office, Station G from Smithsonian Institution uploaded June 2008
Airmail plane at Chicago from Smithsonian Institution uploaded June 2008
Interior of a Trans World Airline (TWA) Skymaster from Smithsonian Institution uploaded June 2008
Union Army Mail Wagon from Smithsonian Institution uploaded June 2008
U.S. Mail Screen Wagons from Smithsonian Institution uploaded June 2008
Letter Carriers in New York City from Smithsonian Institution uploaded June 2008
Christmas Mail (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
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Christmas Mail (LOC)
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- Aunt Dot said:
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- ocipleociple said:
POST OFFICE. POSTMEN ON SCOOTERS (LOC)
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Jacques Lebleu said:
Are they gas or electric powered?
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swanq said:
See wheelbike.blogspot.com/2018/03/powered-scooters-are-not-n... and www.smithsonianmag.com/history/motorized-scooter-boom-hit...
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swanq said:
Jacques Lebleu These definitely look like the Autoped. See Page 8 of www.nysm.nysed.gov/common/nysm/files/motorcycle_industry_... Which mentions that it was billed as covering "up to 100 miles to a gallon of gasoline at up to 25 miles per hour"
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Jacques Lebleu said:
swanq Thank you for the information. I'm note sure anyone would ride a long distance on such a vehicle. I'm tempted to think these postman were a bit like the bicycle messengers carrying small loads of urgent mail between corporate offices.
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Jon (LOC P&P) said:
swanq, thanks for identifying these as Autopeds. We'll add that to the catalog record.
Alfred Holt, 1919
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John Davies4 said:
That is really interesting! Great little write up for some history : )
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UA Archives | Upper Arlington History said:
Thanks, glad you like it!