Winter driving in the 1930's...No piece of cake!

Archive

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Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Winter driving in the 1930's...No "piece of cake!"

Entry/Object ID

2002.05.006

Scope and Content

Winter driving in the 1930's...No "piece of cake!". Photocopy of an article from the Green Bay MSC (mail service center?) newsletter of January 1989. Gives photos and background of the "snowmobile" used by Avery Birmingham, rural carrier for Rural Route 3, Sturgeon Bay in the deep snow of winters 1930 and 1938. Physical Characteristics: 1 sheet, 8 1/2" x 11", photocopy

Collection

Door County Archives

Cataloged By

Sally Treichel

Acquisition

Accession

2002.05

Source or Donor

Ralph Herlache

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Search Terms

Mail Delivery, Door County, Rural, Sturgeon Bay, Snowmobile, Birmingham

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Magazine Article

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1989

Archive Size/Extent

1 sheet in 1 folder

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Early Create Date: 1989 Date(s): 1989 Level of Description: Item

Location

Location

Container

Post Offices

Category

Permanent

Date

September 26, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Custodial History: This paper was given to Ralph Herlache by Richard Conlon.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

June 18, 2002

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

January 15, 2026