Name: Loading Mail Car, United States Post Office (1903 Original Black & White Film)
Uploaded: 2024-04-11T00:56:13+00:00
Duration: 1 min 5 s
Description: Horses meet rails in 1903! This silent film, part of a series on the U.S. Postal Service, showcases the fascinating transfer of mail between horse-drawn wagon and train. Watch as a horse-drawn mail ca

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Entertainment Film & Movies historical footage vintage film archival video postal service history mail delivery 1903 railroad mail car horse-drawn mail cart USPS mail transportation history silent film mail service

Horses meet rails in 1903! This silent film, part of a series on the U.S. Postal Service, showcases the fascinating transfer of mail between horse-drawn wagon and train. Watch as a horse-drawn mail cart approaches a massive railroad mail car. See the driver unload mailbags, ensuring efficient mail delivery across vast distances. A unique glimpse into early 20th century mail transportation!

Source :
Weed, A. E., American Mutoscope And Biograph Company & Paper Print Collection. (1903) Loading mail car, U.S.P.O. United States: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00564550

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