23 Old-School Delivery Men Putting our DoorDashers to Shame

Carly Tennes Published 09/10/2024 in wow

Long before Uber Eats and Postmates brought our 3 a.m. munchies cravings straight to our doors, there were a whole host of cyclists and drivers who treated delivering goods like an Olympic sport. Enter the snow-treading, box-balancing delivery men who made a living rushing food, newspapers, milk and more all around town.

From cool ice delivery girls to turn-of-the-century paper boys, here are 23 old-school delivery men putting DoorDashers to shame.

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“Ice delivery man in Houston, TX 1920.”
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“A milkman delivery, 1950.”
3.
“Soba noodle delivery on bicycle in Tokyo, 1935”
4.
“Man delivering soba noodles on a bicycle. Tokyo, Japan, 1955.”
5.
“Two men stand by a Coca-Cola delivery truck, c. 1910.”
6.
“Louis Vuitton delivery cart in Paris, 1888.”
7.
“US Post Office parcel post delivery team [1914].”
8.
“1960s, My Great Uncle, the Milkman, aka probably the father of most Reddit mods.”
9.
“London Milkman still making deliveries, 1940.”
10.
“Mail delivery in 1914.”
11.
“1909. Coca-Cola delivery truck in Knoxville, Tennessee.”
12.
“Men carrying pots. Korea, around 1900.”
13.
“Milkman making his deliveries despite the flood in Buckinghamshire, 1954.”
14.
“Bicycle Delivery Boy, Dallas, 1913.”
15.
“Milkman dropping off and picking up milk, 1939.”
16.
“Newspaper boys and girl in NYC, 1910.”
17.
“Ice delivery girls, 1918.”
18.
“The milkman - 1950s, Worcester, MA.”
19.
“My wife's grandfather sometime in the 1960's when he was a Sunbeam Bread delivery guy. This picture was taken by a local photographer who happened to be at one of his stops that day.”
20.
“Mailman posing with his heavy Christmas delivery (1929).”
21.
“Food delivery, Ray, Iran, 1959."
22.
"Western Union Delivery Boys, 1938."
23.
“Newspaper delivery boys. Mexico City, 1960.”

1.
“Ice delivery man in Houston, TX 1920.”
2.
“A milkman delivery, 1950.”
3.
“Soba noodle delivery on bicycle in Tokyo, 1935”
4.
“Man delivering soba noodles on a bicycle. Tokyo, Japan, 1955.”
5.
“Two men stand by a Coca-Cola delivery truck, c. 1910.”
6.
“Louis Vuitton delivery cart in Paris, 1888.”
7.
“US Post Office parcel post delivery team [1914].”
8.
“1960s, My Great Uncle, the Milkman, aka probably the father of most Reddit mods.”
9.
“London Milkman still making deliveries, 1940.”
10.
“Mail delivery in 1914.”
11.
“1909. Coca-Cola delivery truck in Knoxville, Tennessee.”
12.
“Men carrying pots. Korea, around 1900.”
13.
“Milkman making his deliveries despite the flood in Buckinghamshire, 1954.”
14.
“Bicycle Delivery Boy, Dallas, 1913.”
15.
“Milkman dropping off and picking up milk, 1939.”
16.
“Newspaper boys and girl in NYC, 1910.”
17.
“Ice delivery girls, 1918.”
18.
“The milkman - 1950s, Worcester, MA.”
19.
“My wife's grandfather sometime in the 1960's when he was a Sunbeam Bread delivery guy. This picture was taken by a local photographer who happened to be at one of his stops that day.”
20.
“Mailman posing with his heavy Christmas delivery (1929).”
21.
“Food delivery, Ray, Iran, 1959."
22.
"Western Union Delivery Boys, 1938."
23.
“Newspaper delivery boys. Mexico City, 1960.”