This city letter carrier posed for a humorous photograph with a young boy in his mailbag. After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples
martedì 24 giugno 2008
Lo Smithsonian: Vietato spedire bambini
Lo Smithsonian Institution è un istituto di istruzione e ricerca, amministrato e finanziato dal governo degli Stati Uniti. Ora è entrato a far parte del progetto The commons di Flickr, mettendo a disposizione le sue collezioni fotografiche, quelle non soggette alla restrizione del copyright. Un autentico tesoro: fotografie di scienziati e inventori, immagini d'epoca come questa:
This city letter carrier posed for a humorous photograph with a young boy in his mailbag. After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples
This city letter carrier posed for a humorous photograph with a young boy in his mailbag. After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples
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2 commenti:
Such a nice blog. I hope you will create another post like this.
Fortissima la foto.l'espressione del bimbo della foto rende palese la sua opinione. E' incazzatissimo.
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