Mail Carrier Alfred Swanson

Photograph

Elmhurst History Museum

Name/Title

Mail Carrier Alfred Swanson

Entry/Object ID

P75.17.1

Description

Alfred Swanson, Elmhurst's first rural mail carrier, seated in his official carriage/cart for delivering mail. Photo was taken on Spring Road near Butterfield. Swanson was appointed rural mail carrier in 1897.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Black and White Print

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Time Period

1900s