The Christmas Story
Images of Christmas lights at night, a group of baton-twirlers in the street, postal carriers, kids walking down the street, etc. Exact date of production unknown.
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Post Office Picnic
Children and parents alike laugh and play during a picnic on a sunny day in an unidentified park. Games played include wheelbarrow races, one-legged races, and volleyball. Based on the title, this film was likely made during a company picnic for the UnIted States Postal Service, for which JoAnn Elam worked for many years as
Post Office Picnic
Children and parents alike laugh and play during a picnic on a sunny day in an unidentified park. Games played include wheelbarrow races, one-legged races, and volleyball. Based on the title, this film was likely made during a company picnic for the UnIted States Postal Service, for which JoAnn Elam worked for many years as
Christmas Street
A Christmas parade in downtown Chicago is intercut with mail carriers on their routes, suggesting their role in delivering gifts during the holiday. This footage is identical to, and may be the original for, the first half of JoAnn Elam’s full film ” The Christmas Story ” (F.2011-01-0132).
[Postal Workers’ Washington DC Protest]
In this footage, JoAnn Elam follows postal workers during a protest that their unions organized in Washington, D.C., in the late 1970s. Prominently featured are signs from representatives of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), of which Elam was a member. Following the daytime protests, Elam also