Height x Width (unframed): 2 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (5.72 x 11.43 cm)
Type:
Photographs
Place:
United States of America
Date:
c. 1910
Description:
Postal officials encouraged Rural Free Delivery (RFD) carriers to replace their horses and wagons with the latest in transportation technology. This unidentified carrier painted his early electric-motored vehicle in the same paint and identification scheme as the RFD wagons of the era. He is, no doubt, only able to complete his wintertime rounds thanks to a snow-plowed road. Automobiles were not yet adequate replacements for horses, wagons, and sleds on rural roads.
