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Christmas Mail
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Postal workers deal with a shipment of Christmas mail that was "arriving by the roomful and the ton." Workers are, left to right: William Borjinkhof, John Coliva Jr., Leonard Meyer, and C.F. Hunt, foreman.
December 17, 1958
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Mail Early for Christmas
December 4, 1958
Wisconsin State Journal Editor Roy L. Matson buys stamps from Charles Smythe, wholesale stamp clerk, while Postmaster John F. Whitmore waits his turn. They were promoting buying stamps for Christma...
Postal Clerk with Christmas Mail
December 21, 1944
Mrs. R.S. Briggs, postal clerk, with Christmas cards and packages.
Postal Workers Sorting Mail
August 31, 1955
Postal clerks Stanley A. Kolenda, William G. Spencer, and Nathan C. Hillmer sorting mail at the Madison Post Office.
Christmas Mail
October 12, 1944
Clerk at the post office sorting Christmas parcels to be shiped overseas to men and women in service.
WIBA Christmas Mail
December 17, 1947
Mailman delivering Christmas letters and packages to a man at NBC - WIBA radio station.
Billboard Christmas Greeting
December 19, 1958
Employees at the Madison division of the Borden Company arrange for a billboard to deliver Christmas greetings to their general manager, Henry A. Soldwedel. The billboard space was on a building ne...
