Michael Miller delivers mail Aug. 11, 2020, in rural Gallia County, Ohio.
Courtney Hergesheimer, Columbus Dispatch
Michael Miller delivers mail Aug. 11, 2020, on the same rural USPS mail route in Gallia County, Ohio. Some of his route consists of more than a mile of dirt and gravel roads just to deliver to two houses.
Courtney Hergesheimer, Columbus Dispatch
People gather in 1906 at the post office in Anchorage, Alaska.
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A parcel is delivered in 1914 to a rural address. By 1902, rural free delivery was standard throughout the U.S.
Harris & Ewing, Library of Congress
Packages are seen in 1914 in the care of U.S. Post Office Department's Parcel Post.
Harris & Ewing, Library of Congress
Mail teams in 1906 leave Tanana for interior Alaska. Today, USPS delivers to remote Alaskan villages accessible only by air and at certain times of year.
National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress
People interact in 1906 at the Palenville Post office in Tompkinsville, N.Y.
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Mail was delivered to post offices by horses, stage coaches and later by train. Above, two men work in 1924 in a railway mail car.
Michael Miller delivers mail Aug. 11, 2020, on the same rural USPS mail route in Gallia County, Ohio. Some of his route consists of more than a mile of dirt and gravel roads just to deliver to two houses.
Mail teams in 1906 leave Tanana for interior Alaska. Today, USPS delivers to remote Alaskan villages accessible only by air and at certain times of year.
National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress
