In many English-speaking countries, a telegram delivery boy, telegraph boy or telegram boy was a young man employed to deliver telegrams, usually on bicycle. In the United Kingdom, these messengers were employed by the General Post Office; in the United States, they worked for Western Union or other telegraph companies.
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Closeup of 1940s Royal Mail BSA C10 motorcycle
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A typical Birmingham messenger. Location: Birmingham, Alabama. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, Octo...