Around the City on the Old Milk Cart |
A delivery woman rings her bell to let residents know that the milk cart has arrived. |
This looks as if it might be St. Charles Avenue, ca. 1910. |
Milk cart, ca. 1900. |
Milk cart in the French Quarter, date unknown. |
Residents come out of their homes to meet the milk cart; they had to supply their own containers. |
Milk cart, French Quarter, 1909 |
The cart above has stopped in front of the same building as a different cart further up on the page; looks like the same dairy, but a different delivery person. I believe this was the La Louisiane restaurant. |
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Some cookies to go with your milk? A National Biscuit Company delivery wagon, date unknown. |
Milk cart, this might be Decatur Street, date unknown. |