Riding Shotgun on the New Ipswich Stage Coach

In the process of scanning the photos in the collection of the New Ipswich Historical Society, sometimes small details can be revealed at higher resolutions. I was suprised to see that the man in the coach was armed with a rifle. He was actually "riding shotgun"

Full size scan of postcard



Detail from Postcard















Postmistress Bessie Tarbell Thompson (arms crossed)

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