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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated October 20, 1955 reads "Mrs. Lillian Stretch looks up address on mail from Israel to route it correctly. She is Van Nuys Post office's dispatcher for improperly addressed and hard-to-read letters. She says problems really begin with deluge of Christmas mail."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
United States Postal Service--Employees Women--California--Los Angeles Postal service--California--Los Angeles--Employees Letters Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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