Overhead general view shows military personnel beginning to sort mail at General Post Office here early 3/24 to try to clear up the clogged mail left by striking postal workers. Pres. Nixon declared a state of emergency and ordered Army, Navy and Air Force troops to the post office.

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Title:
Overhead general view shows military personnel beginning to sort mail at General Post Office here early 3/24 to try to clear up the clogged mail left by striking postal workers. Pres. Nixon declared a state of emergency and ordered Army, Navy and Air Force troops to the post office.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Labor: Strikes: Postal Workers: U.S.
Photographer:
United Press International
Name on Item:
UPI Telephoto
Date:
[ca. March 1970]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Strikes
Postal service employees
Places:
New York > New York > Manhattan
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 218 x 282 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/vt153s90r
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001378_0004
Barcode:
39999088103591