Photograph of female rural carrier in snow

Female Rural Free Delivery lletter carrier using a horse-drawn sleigh to make her daily rounds through deep snow. Rural carriers in cold winter climates often kept sleighs for winter use, in addition to their mail wagons. Such expenses were sometimes a hardship for rural carriers, who were (and still are) responsible for purchasing their own vehicles.

Photographer: Unknown

National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection

Museum ID: A.2008-48