Christmas greetings come through them, The extra help hired for the Christmas rush - and there were long line-ups for the job-sort through the torrent(...)

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Christmas greetings come through them, The extra help hired for the Christmas rush - and there were long line-ups for the job-sort through the torrent(...)

Date12/16/1970

Names

Innell, Reg, 1926-2018 (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Christmas greetings come through them; The extra help hired for the Christmas rush - and there were long line-ups for the job-sort through the torrent of Christmas mail at the main post office at Bay and Front Sts.

Subject

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Object NumberTSPA_0011135F

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