This is one of my favourite photos.
It shows my paternal grandfather, John Gaull Hadden wearing his work uniform and standing in front of his horse-drawn Silverwood’s Dairy milk delivery wagon.
The photo is dated as being taken in 1938 and appears to have been taken on a street somewhere in the east part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada where my grandfather had his milk route.
Although motorized cars and trucks were available at the time, the dairy continued to have their delivery salesmen use the horse-drawn wagons and even maintained their own livery stables for the care of the horses.
John Gaull Hadden, Silverwood’s Dairy Milk Deliveryman, 1938
My dad Harry Boylan worked at Woodbine and later Warden dairy many years. I remember well the horse and wagon early years. Looking at the posted photo I am reminded the milkman always dressed blue shirt and tie each day.