In the days before email, mail delivery was a significant part of the daily routine. We haven’t had much rain nor sleet nor snow this week, and lucky for this dedicated mail carrier, the weather was clear for him in this undated photo at the corner of Pine Street and Greenwood Avenue in Chestertown. If you look closely, you will see some residents on the steps of the house across the street, waiting for their mail. If you can identify this fellow, let us know at [email protected]. Image courtesy of the Historical Society of Kent County.
Many thanks to Robert W. Clark and Dawn in the comments, who helped identify the Betterton teachers in last week’s photo. They each agreed that Mrs. Mildred Dwyer, principal and 1st and 2nd grade teacher is on the left, and Mrs. Tarbutton, 5th and 6th grade teacher is on the right. In the middle is either Mrs. Jackson or Nancy Miller. If you can confirm or deny either of these names, please be in touch!
Bill Anderson says
I am not able to identify those teachers, but I am able to accurately inform that it was not Betterton high School — it was an elementary school. Always!
Timothy Ronin Gowler says
I grew up on pine street since 1954furtherest back was George Taylor but this is before him!
Mark Blyman says
The house would have been Howard Schelts, don’t remember his wife’s name, and the mailman may have been peanut Plummer