Long before emails and text messages made communication instant, mailmen helped us stay in touch with loved ones far away. From heavy satchels slung over shoulders to long treks through snow-covered streets, these men delivered more than just letters; they brought a sense of connection and familiarity. Rain or shine, nothing kept these hardworking carriers from making their rounds. Check out these 20 vintage photos of mailmen (and women) from the past.
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1. Mailmen Sort Their Deliveries on a Busy City Corner, 19472. ‘Neither Rain, Nor Snow … Mailmen in New York City, 1945’3. Rural Mail Carrier Crosses a Stream on Horseback in Kentucky, 1930s4. A French Mail Carrier Delivers Mail on a Bicycle, Circa 19545. ‘Studio Portrait of an Indian Postman From the 1860s’6. USPS Worker Doing His Rounds in New York City, Circa 19557. ‘A Korean Postman in 1910’8. Mailman Braves the Snow To Collect Letters in Washington D.C., 19229. A Mail Carrier Collects Letters Beside a US Postal Truck, 191510. ‘A Female Postal Worker Delivering the Mail in 1911’11. A Postman in Paris Recognizes a Love Letter Because of Its Perfume, June 195612. A Rural Mail Carrier on Horseback Passes a Letter to a Family on a Country Road Near Morehead, Kentucky, 194013. Two Postmen Wearing Newly-Designed Uniforms Pass By a Road-Sweeper While Doing Their Rounds, May 195214. An Early Postal Truck Promoting Mailbox Use With a Rolling Billboard in Washington D.C., 191615. Colorized Image of a Postman Delivering Christmas Mail in Chicago, 192916. ‘My Great-Grandfather as a Postal Worker in Delaware, Ohio, Late 1930s or Early 1940s’17. Neither Rain Nor Sleet Nor Pretty Girls Kept This Postman From Completing His Rounds in Cleveland, Ohio, 195418. A Mail Carrier Collects Letters by Tricycle, 191219. A Mailman Takes a Break To Eat His Lunch in Hays, Kansas, 195120. An Airmail Carrier Makes the Rounds by Bicycle in Florida, 1950sDiscover how jobs have changed in the past few decades:
1. Mailmen Sort Their Deliveries on a Busy City Corner, 1947
2. ‘Neither Rain, Nor Snow … Mailmen in New York City, 1945’
3. Rural Mail Carrier Crosses a Stream on Horseback in Kentucky, 1930s
4. A French Mail Carrier Delivers Mail on a Bicycle, Circa 1954
5. ‘Studio Portrait of an Indian Postman From the 1860s’
6. USPS Worker Doing His Rounds in New York City, Circa 1955
7. ‘A Korean Postman in 1910’
8. Mailman Braves the Snow To Collect Letters in Washington D.C., 1922
9. A Mail Carrier Collects Letters Beside a US Postal Truck, 1915
10. ‘A Female Postal Worker Delivering the Mail in 1911’
11. A Postman in Paris Recognizes a Love Letter Because of Its Perfume, June 1956
12. A Rural Mail Carrier on Horseback Passes a Letter to a Family on a Country Road Near Morehead, Kentucky, 1940
13. Two Postmen Wearing Newly-Designed Uniforms Pass By a Road-Sweeper While Doing Their Rounds, May 1952
14. An Early Postal Truck Promoting Mailbox Use With a Rolling Billboard in Washington D.C., 1916
15. Colorized Image of a Postman Delivering Christmas Mail in Chicago, 1929
16. ‘My Great-Grandfather as a Postal Worker in Delaware, Ohio, Late 1930s or Early 1940s’
17. Neither Rain Nor Sleet Nor Pretty Girls Kept This Postman From Completing His Rounds in Cleveland, Ohio, 1954
18. A Mail Carrier Collects Letters by Tricycle, 1912
19. A Mailman Takes a Break To Eat His Lunch in Hays, Kansas, 1951
20. An Airmail Carrier Makes the Rounds by Bicycle in Florida, 1950s
Discover how jobs have changed in the past few decades:
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