Here’s film that I came across in the Library of Congress’ archives. It was shot on August 8th, 1903 in rural Washington, DC.

The film shows the delivery of US mail by a 2-horse vehicle. The postal employee gets out of the wagon and places mail in a standard metal mail box. A woman comes out of her house and removes the mail from the mail box, then buys stamps from the mail carrier as the picture ends.

Tom Cochran runs the blog Ghosts of DC, which reveals the fascinating history of people and places in Washington, DC. He was born in Falls Church and now lives in Columbia Heights with his wife and dog.