Tuesday, December 09, 2008

ABC WEDNESDAY LETTER " U "



Wagons Ho for the U.S. mail. This old stagecoach used to haul the United States mail to all the local towns of the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Remember to join the others posting their choices for the letter U. Some may be unusual or utterly rediculous or maybe unidentifiable but ultimately they are wonderful. Its up to you. (:0)
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23 comments:

kayleen said...

What a neat old wagon. Thanks for sharing.

kater :) said...

love these shots! they'd be Uber-busy around now! :) thanks for sharing!

Olivier said...

superbe ce vieux wagon de la poste. cela rappelle la conquĂȘte de l'ouest.
haughtiness this old wagon of post office. it reminds of Western conquest.

Rinkly Rimes said...

A bit slower than email!

Bear Naked said...

Very nice.
I don't think what I posted for the letter U is very unusual, in fact it is every where in the world.


Bear((( )))

magiceye said...

that was indeed wonderful!

Anonymous said...

old things have always their beauty

Dave said...

I like to see old wagons, cars or even houses. Good pics - unusual angles. - Dave

naturglede/Randi Lind said...

The U was difficult, but you nailed it:)

CG said...

What a marvellous bit of history. I've always loved stagecoaches!

Reader Wil said...

Lovely old coach! Interesting to see how mail was delivered in the old days. Thank you for this piece of history.

Linda G. said...

Great choice for U, Photo. It's mind boggling when you think of all that's happened in the last hundred years or so!

Rune Eide said...

Maybe we should send them an E-mail about this post? ;-)

Anonymous said...

Great nostalgia. It is so amazing how far we have come.

Shammickite said...

I wonder how long it took to get a letter across the United Stated in that mail wagon.

Beverly said...

That is such a neat post for the letter U. Love it.

Anonymous said...

I am happy for all of your family members! ½ year is a long time without seeing each other.
I wish you enjoyable time together,
blogging can come after that :)

nonizamboni said...

Wonderful shots and a thoughtful reminder of how it all began!
Thanks for sharing.

Richard Lawry said...

interesting photos. I'll bet the stagecoach was never used to deliver junk mail.

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Unknown said...

This was a really good idea for u! I love your ideas! They are always so clever!

kml said...

Great image with a lot of history!

Tash said...

Most interesting & colorful mail wagon & 'U' post.

Worldwide1 said...

You know,everytime I see one of these wagons,I think..."How did those people do it?"

I mean,I'm driving in snow here and I often think of horse and wagon days...

brrrrrrrrr