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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated February 2, 1961 reads, "Mail carrier Ellis Ohler stands impatiently by with truckload of mail as ground for new Northridge post office is broken by, from left, Postmaster Piotrowski, Atty. Nathan Freedman, contractor Wagner and former land-owner Ben Simank."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
United States Postal Service--Officials and employees Ground breaking ceremonies--California--Northridge (Los Angeles) Post office buildings--California--Los Angeles--Design and construction Postal service--Employees Letter carriers--California--Los Angeles Postmasters--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Mail trucks--California--Los Angeles Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles Northridge (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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