I began collecting postcards in mid-August of 2013, after looking through my aunt's collection and thinking it seemed like a fun hobby. Along the way, something obviously went very wrong.

Monday, December 30, 2013

Species: Mule

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Twenty Mule Team. The first mules used on the wagons built by J. S. W. Perry were owned by Charles Bennett. Ash and Hickory used was aged in the desert or the wagons would soon have fallen apart. Rear wheels were seven feet high, front wheels five feet, with steel tires eight inches wide and one inch thick. The complete wagon weighed three tons and carried ten tons. They cost around $900 each to build...M.P.

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Merle Porter

Printing Company: Royal Pictures


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