Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Mailing Children

In 1913 it was legal to mail children. With stamps attached to their clothing, children rode trains to their destinations, accompanied by letter carriers. One newspaper reported it cost fifty-three cents for parents to mail their daughter to her grandparents for a family visit. As news stories and photos popped up around the country, it didn't take long to get a law on the books making it illegal to send children through the mail.
SavingLincoln  Thanks Gordon McClelland
Posted by at
Labels:

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous5 February 2014 at 01:43

    http://www.snopes.com/photos/people/mailingchildren.asp

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Joanne Casey5 February 2014 at 18:51

      Kinda hoped you were going to prove this wrong but someone insured a kid for $50 and posted it

      Delete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)