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The opening of the parcels post tunnel, January 1, 1913
Caption: Mount Middleman is no longer an insurmountable barrier between producer and consumer
Illustration shows that a freight train has departed a railroad station labeled "Producer" in the countryside and is passing through a tunnel labeled "Parcels Post Tunnel" in a mountain labeled "Mount Middleman" that has the figure of a man on its side;…
Illustration shows that a freight train has departed a railroad station labeled "Producer" in the countryside and is passing through a tunnel labeled "Parcels Post Tunnel" in a mountain labeled "Mount Middleman" that has the figure of a man on its side;…
From Producer to Consumer
Caption: What the parcels post would mean to them both
Illustration shows two men, one labeled "Producer", using a pulley system labeled "U.S. Parcels Post" to ship a package labeled "Direct to Consumer" beyond the reach of a man labeled "Express Co." straddling a "R.R." station and a man labeled "Middleman" standing in front of a "Commission…
Illustration shows two men, one labeled "Producer", using a pulley system labeled "U.S. Parcels Post" to ship a package labeled "Direct to Consumer" beyond the reach of a man labeled "Express Co." straddling a "R.R." station and a man labeled "Middleman" standing in front of a "Commission…