Skip to main content

Image / Christmas mail

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Christmas mail
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1934
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Mailbags are piled in a shipping area during the Christmas season. Two men are loading the bags onto a flatbed wagon with iron-rim wheels. A uniformed officer with a star on his chest watches the loading. The verso of the photo states: "Heavy mail shipment being loaded at S.P. station. Rush of Christmas mail is heaviest since 1930." Photo dated: Dec. 24, 1934.
Type
Image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00059438
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 1794.
CARL0000063094
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/22685
Subject
Postal service--Employees
Christmas--California--Los Angeles
Postal service
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: