Saint Louis Cracker Jack Deliver Truck Real Photo Postcard

The McDonald Transfer truck depicted served the communities of Hopkins and St. Louis Park, Minnesota, likely in the 1910s or 1920s. Its construction, featuring an open cab, solid or early pneumatic tires, and a visible chain drive, is characteristic of commercial motor vehicles from the nascent era of trucking. Such transfer companies provided essential local and regional freight and moving services, connecting growing suburban areas to urban centers like Minneapolis.