MEN AND MAIL IN TRANSIT — Part 3 | The Archive Project

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An orientation/training film for RPOs (Railroad Post Offices) is a documentary of an entire operation from the details of gear each man carried, setting up the mail car for handling the run. Includes several sequences "catching the Mail" as the train passes a station.

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Records of the Post Office Department

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Motion Picture Films

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Date

1956-01-01

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TRT

3:57

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