Before the automobile goods and produce were moved over land by horse drawn wagons. The wagon drivers, called teamsters, worked long hours for low wages.

The drivers either owned thier own horses or drove a team owned by someone else.

Henry Blanck, born in Hoboken in 1882, was listed as a: truck driver (1905), driver (1906), truck driver (1915). He later worked for Eppin Smith and co, a wholesale tea and coffee company. Truck was a word applied to some wagons before the invention of the gas driven motor. The word was still used as such as late as 1919 as noted from a Studebaker ad from that year. See Henry Blanck

Louis Blanck, born in Hoboken in 1887, was listed as a : driver (1907), teamster (1907), driver (1909), and a wagon driver for moving van (1910). See Louie Blanck

Grocery owners, provisioners, milkmen, icemen and other deliverymen used horse drawn wagons

On back in ink "Virgil Gunder". Virgil Lovern Gunder was born 31 January 1892 in Story County, Iowa. In 1917 he was listed on his draft registration as automobile mechanic. In 1945 he was living in Chicago. He died in 1969.

D. S. Lefever, Milk Fruit.

On the window behind the horse on the right can be made out "Sporer takers". This would be "Haynes and Sporer Undertakers and Embalmers in Sherman Texas who advertised on October26, 1900 in the Sherman Daily Register.

The delivery wagon is from the Sherman Ice Company.

The Sherman Ice company was still in existence in 1920 when it was asked to ship ice to the citrus growers of California.

Charles F. Short, Ice Coal and Wood, St Clair (either 491 or 49I) R - 733 Veronica St.

1900: East St. Louis, St Clair Co, Illinois, Chas F Short born Sept 1876 dealer in ice and coal.

1920: East St Louis Ward 6, St Clair, Illinois, United States, Head Charles F Short M 43 Illinois, moving business, Wife Margaret Short F 41 Illinois Son Charles Short M 6 Illinois

There are milk pails in the wagon.

In pencil on back "Richmandville"

More milk pails.

Posted 1907

More milk pails.

On back in pencil

Charley McKiney From Bennie Titus, Bennie and Clayton Titus taken August 31, 1908, Bennie was 13 years and Clayton was 16 years old.

Clayton Titus was born June 20, 1892 in Cayuga Co., New York. In 1917 he was a "bailer maker helper"for Standard Oil in Cleveland, Ohio. He died in Cayuga Co. in 1951.

Benjamin Titus was born July 12, 1895. In 1910 Benjamin Titus was a servant. In 1917 he was a farmer. Benjamin Titus died in California in 1962.

Milk wagon disaster.

Maggie