Christmas decorations over 3rd Avenue in downtown Rock Island, 1940.
David K. Sebben
The Quad-City Times' stunning new pictorial history book "Rise of the Quad Cities" ships soon but is still on pre-sale for just $29.95, $15 off the retail price.
This hardbound, heirloom-quality book features hundreds of beautiful, historic photographs from the Quad Cities area during the 1940s, '50s, '60s, and '70s, including these classic Christmas shots. Shipping in early December, postmen like the ones below will work hard to deliver your book before Christmas morning.
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Postal workers sort mail during the Christmas rush at the Davenport Post Office, 1946.
Philip Serrurier
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