Christmas through the years
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BANGOR, MAINE -- 12/10/57 -- Bearing up under extra loads of mostly Christmas mail are Bangor's postal carrier crew, shown starting out amid ice and rain conditions in this December 1957 file photo. Postmaster Joseph Dinsmore reported the post office force of about 130 employees would be supplemented by 75 extras to help handle the increasing loads of cards and packages that swell from four to five times the normal rate.
BANGOR DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO BY DANNY MAHER yesterday
