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Letter Carrier in Mailster Vehicle

from Smithsonian Institution

  • 38 older comments, and then…
  • goofy sound said:
    Cute wheels but sounds like a lemon! Ha, a large dog :D
  • RayPa. said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called VINTAGE COMMERCIAL AND MUNICIPAL VEHICLES, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • Missive Maven said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Postal History, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • dennis said:
    death on 3 wheels!!!!
  • greengeek1 said:
    He looks very exposed and the lower part of the front does not look like metal.

Illustration of Owney on Mail Sack

from Smithsonian Institution

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  • Robert Wade (Wadey) said:
    What a fantastic collection, thank you so much for sharing them with us
  • Pixel Wrangler said:
    From the National Postal Museum: "Owney was a stray mutt who wandered into the Albany, New York, post office in 1888. The clerks let him stay, and he fell asleep on some mailbags. Owney was attracted to the texture or scent of the mailbags and followed them when they were placed on a Railway Mail Service train. Owney began to ride with the bags on trains across the state—and then the country. In 1895 Owney made an around-the-world trip, traveling with mailbags on trains and steamships to Asia and across Europe, before returning to Albany. "Railway mail clerks considered the dog a good luck charm. At a time when train wrecks were all too common, no train Owney rode was ever in a wreck. The Railway mail clerks adopted Owney as their unofficial mascot, marking his travels by placing medals and tags on his collar. Each time Owney returned home to Albany, the clerks there saved the tags."
  • Robert Wade (Wadey) said:
    Thanks for sharing this information
  • kameraschwein said:
    I own a Owney!
  • pdxpaula said:
    I hope you enjoy reading the article I wrote about Owney. What a dog!! www.associatedcontent.com/article/2904166/owney_americas_...

Woman Mailing a Letter

from Smithsonian Institution