" POSTMAN RAIN OR SHINE ” 1963 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL FILM MAIL DELIVERY XD80444a
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This educational film "Postman... Rain or Shine" was presented by Charles Cahill and Associates (:09) with the cooperation of the U.S. Post Office. It shows the daily operations of the U.S. Postal Service. The film opens with a mailman (:26) delivering mail to local residents. Another mail man delivers the mail in stormy weather (:54). A postman utilizing a Jeep FJ3 Fleetvan mail truck stuffs letters into a residential mailbox (1:02). An elderly woman receives a letter from her grandchildren living in California (1:17). Mrs. Peterson resides on a dairy farm on the eastern coast (1:31). She lights up as she reads the letter informing her the children want to spend the summer on her farm (1:42) highlighting the importance of connection and communication. She sits to write a response to her grandchildren (1:56). As she addresses the letter, the zip code is pointed out on the envelope (2:08). A post office employee lifts massive mail bags (2:22) for distribution. Mrs. Peterson meets the clerk at the post office (2:24) to purchase stamps for her letter. Other post office employees sort mail (2:34). She sticks a stamp on the corner of the envelope (2:45). The sale of stamps brings some revenue to the post office (2:45). She drops her letter into the “out of town” slot (2:55). A cancelation notes that a stamp has already been used once and may not be reused (3:07). This also shows the town and state where the letter was mailed. An employee in a rural post office applies the cancelation by hand (3:27). Her letter is set into a sack of mail which is to be sent by train (3:36). A US mail truck takes the sack first to the railroad (3:40). This sack is set by a special stand by the tracks (3:46). The train scoops the stack from the post at high speed (4:08). A sack of mail is simultaneously dropped off (4:14). The retrieved sack is sent to the railway post office car (4:29). Employees within sort and package the letters (4:37). Dark footage shows the train zooming through town (4:46). By the following morning, the train has arrived in the far west (4:51). Mrs. Peterson’s grandchildren; Bob and Betty (4:57) rush to meet the postman. The postman has not yet received their letter from their grandmother (5:08). A US mail truck stops by mail drop offs within a busy city area (5:32). The train arrives in California (5:47). Mail is unloaded upon arrival (6:01). The US Terminal Annex Post Office aka Los Angeles Main Post Office off North Alameda Street follows (6:05). A cart brings in a heavy load of mail (6:09). Once inside, mail sack contents are dumped (6:18). Bundles which have been prepared on the train are cut open (6:25). These letters are further sorted (6:32). Bob and Betty’s highly anticipated letter is in this collection (6:32). Conveyor belts take the trays to designated locations within the post office (6:37). Bob and Betty’s letter is set into a slot for Eagle Rock (7:02). Separated mail is sacked again and loaded onto trucks (7:35) to branch post offices. Within the central post office (7:49) a machine works to cancel letters (8:10). Employees hand sort mail (8:17). A Los Angeles Airways Sikorsky S-61 helicopter touches down to deliver its load of mail (8:30). Mail is then taken to be loaded onto a DC-8 Jet Mainliner (8:40). A plane from United Airlines takes off (8:55) moving over snowy peaks (9:01). A mail delivery truck has arrived at the branch post office (9:05) in the grandchildren’s neighborhood. The mailman sorts the mail (9:13) according to how he would deliver it on his mail route. He notices the letter the children have been waiting for (9:26). Betty opens the letter in excitement (9:45). The mail man takes off to continue his route (9:57). The film begins to wrap up showing a synopsis of how mail moves (10:08).
The Jeep FJ Fleetvan was a compact delivery van manufactured by Willys Motors and Kaiser-Jeep from 1961 to 1975. It was based on the DJ-3A Dispatcher, but equipped with the F-134 Hurricane engine. Two models were available, the FJ-3 and the longer FJ-3A. It came standard with the familiar Borg-Warner T-90 three-speed manual transmission. A Borg-Warner automatic was offered as an option.
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Grandma could have saved everyone a hell of a lot of trouble just by making a long-distance phone call, but then, that's a whole different video!😂
"POSTMAN RAIN OR SHINE " is the title of an educational film by the US Postal Service from 1963 that is intended to show proper mail delivery practices, particularly in inclement weather. The title suggests that mail carriers must work in rain or shines and other weather conditions, and that they must maintain proper and safe delivery practices despite the weather. The content and visuals of this historical film may be interesting to watch as it provides a glimpse into the working conditions and delivery practices of the US Postal Service in the mid-twentieth century.
I remember how excited I was when I received a letter in the late 60’s
It was from Uncle Sam telling me where and when to report for induction into the Armed Services after my number came up in the draft. Fun times 😊
1:19 The letter has an addressed ZIP code of 16868, which is assigned to Pine Grove Mills, PA. I guess they expected us to believe that central PA is very dry and dusty, and covered by desert scrub vegetation.
0:40 thank you for your great service, *Mr. Oat-man*
The good Ole days I remember them well a simpler time
The Mark IV facer/canceler machines were used until the 1980’s.. Letter mail now starts at the machines,everything is computerized, they even sort the mail by the carriers route..but the residue still goes to manual sorting, which still looks the same today (2023) as it did in the 1960’s, and probably always will. I even saw some periodical (newspaper cases) in the background. Still used. In 1984 all the government ashtrays were removed from the letter cases.. 🫨 Canvas sacks are gone, swapped for thinner more lightweight materials..they were very heavy, and all the PIT vehicles are now electric. I laughed at the lettercarrier at the beginning, it was raining hard and he had everything covered up except for the letters in his hand.. 🙄 Good times working inside. APWU local #0195 Retired.
My dad worked on the Mark machines. He started off hand sorting in the mid-60s. As a very little girl, I remember him studying little cards to learn zip codes far and wide. Several times over his 40 years with USPS, he traveled to Norman, OK, for as long as 6 weeks at a time, learning all the newest technology with the Mark machines. He retired about 2003.
He must have been in maintenance, those guys were always going to Norman.. only certain guys would go, so sometimes when a sorting machine would breakdown, we would have to wait sometimes 15-20 min waiting for a mechanic who was qualified to work on them.. Thanks for his service. Good career if you like hard work!!!
And now all those people have retired and they're on a big hiring boom again I haven't seen one like this since 1981
super. thanks.
Weird to see the close up date of the cancelled letter…Sept 1, 1963. The day I was born.
The idea of the postman is imported 1905 from west Uganda☝🏻
People have lost the importance of our Post Office locations that our governments have been deliberately dismantling for the last 50 years or so. If people want to claim their freedom and their right to own title, they had also better learn why our Post Office locations are so important?
I miss the days of hand written letters
Sit down and write some then
They should show this film to Postal Workers today! In 2023, the mail is unreliable! I was the victim of mail theft and I often get mail addressed to other people. So the question is, are other people getting my mail as well?
Neither rain nor snow nor glom of nit can stay these mes engers abot their duty