This picture was taken in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. It was taken from a rooftop by one of the Prowse Brothers. The wagons were delivering goods to the general stores like cod, fruit and vegetables. Each full box can weigh up to 100 pounds. In the 1900's, when people wanted things shipped, they could go into the store and ask to it shipped on the next train. If it was breakable, they would wrap it up in a piece of paper at the store and put it on hay on the train.

If a boat took the supplies, there would be horses pulling wagons. When the supplies came in from the boat, the horses would take the supplies to the general stores in the wagons. The people who had ordered the goods could then go to the general stores and get what they had ordered. It would be very easy to find the stores in the city because all of the buildings are so close together.

Prowse Brothers Bringing in Supplies
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