File 51-2379 - Christmas Post Office

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Christmas Post Office

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SCA98-GA68-1951-51-2379

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  • December 1951 (Creation)

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4 photographs : b&w copy negatives ; 8 x 10 cm

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      Envelope scanned as TIF files April 2022.
      Added to Waterloo Digital Library.

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      51-2379_003 appeared on Page 3 of the Friday, December 21, 1951 edition of the newspaper.

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      Photo caption from published version of 51-2379_003: "WELL LOADED - It's a weary lot for the postman as mail volume hits a peak near Christmas. Woldenar Teichroeb (left), Louis Berges (centre) and his son John Berges start out on their routes with mail bags filled to the brim."

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      51-2379_002 and a photo missing from envelope appeared on Page 3 of the Tuesday, December 18, 1951 edition of the newspaper.

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      Photo caption from published version of 51-2379_002: "SWAMPED - Supervisor John Fehrenbach of the Kitchener post office can't keep ahead of the Christmas mail that is coming in the letter slot faster than he can clear it for the sorters."

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      Photo caption from published version of missing photo [see 51-2379_004 for closest version]: "SNOWED UNDER - Girls at the sorting table are almost swimming in a constant flow of Christmas greetings. Most of the extra help is supplied by high school students."

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