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Dressed in Santa Claus Costume
December 23, 1939
Erich Zastrow dressed in a Santa Claus costume standing in the Krueger living room. He is holding a horn and a cane in his right hand and a sack filled with toys in his left. An ash tray, chair, an...
Santa as an Airship Pilot
1906
Santa Claus riding in the gondola of an airship with his load of toys. The illustration by Louis Fancher appeared on the December 22, 1906, issue of Ridgeway's: A Militant Weekly for God and Country.
Manchester's Department Store at Christmas
Santa Claus standing and waving in a Christmas display at Manchester's Department Store.
A Merry Christmas
1930
Holiday postcard with Santa Claus to the left of a blazing brick fireplace with three stockings hanging from the mantle. He is holding a stocking in his left hand and a toy car in the other. Dishes...
Employee Christmas Party
December 29, 1927
Group of people posing around a decorated Christmas tree, including a man in a Santa Claus costume.
Manchester's Department Store at Christmas
Santa Claus talks on a telephone seated in a Christmas display in Manchester's Department Store.
