A Brief History of Children Sent Through the Mail

15 m-hodges 3 6/27/2025, 8:12:00 PM smithsonianmag.com ↗

Comments (3)

ashton314 · 15m ago
I'm delighted that the first picture is of a child being carried in a tote bag, and the website is advertising "Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote" right up at the top.

Presumably the child is not included.

j-bos · 15m ago
There's something incredible about how much trust there used to be in society.
kurrupttt · 15m ago
yeah we've done some unironically questionable things over the centuries.