Replica Mail Truck
Dublin Core
Title
Replica Mail Truck
Alternative Title
Mail Truck
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Post offices
Description
A replica of a 1931 Ford Model A mail truck. During the 20th century, the U.S. Post Office Department began to increasingly rely on automobiles for the rapid and effective delivery of mail. First used in rural areas, mail trucks began to see increased use in urban areas starting from the 1930s with the entry of new mail trucks, such as the Ford Model A pictured here. Able to carry an enormous amount of mail, these trucks began to proliferate across the major cities of the United States. Additionally, various other mail vehicles were used depending on the location of the post office and the terrain that the vehicles needed to handle. For example, tinier tri-wheeled mail trucks would sometimes be used to tiny suburbs, while heftier and larger mail trucks would be used to traverse the dirt roads of the countryside to deliver mail in rural places.
Source
Original color digital image, September 2015: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida.
Date Created
2015-09
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color digital image, September 2015.
Is Part Of
Orlando Remembered Exhibit, St. James Cathedral School, Downtown Orlando, Florida.
St. James Cathedral School Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
226 KB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Tran, Tristan
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Photo Gallery: Vehicles." United States Postal Service. https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/vehicles-gallery-details.htm?#p=1.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color digital image
Collection
Citation
Tristan Tran, “Replica Mail Truck,” RICHES, accessed October 8, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5606.