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| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard depicting the traditional St. Nicholas figure garbed in a long purple fur-trimmed robe, red fur-trimmed hat and boots. He is pushing a whe... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard depicting the traditional St. Nicholas figure garbed in a long purple fur-trimmed robe, red fur-trimmed hat and boots. He is pushing a whe... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A holiday postcard depicting the traditional image of St. Nicholas walking on foot garbed in a long green robe and carrying a bunch of switches for naughty... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard with Santa Claus with a walking stick, carrying a sack and holding a Christmas tree on his shoulder. He is in front of a snow-covered hous... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of Santa Claus and his reindeer riding on the top wing of a bi-plane. More sacks of toys and wrapped gifts are on the lower wing. Buildings an... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of small dog dressed in a dress, with a hand fan, and an umbrella or parasol, sitting in a rocking chair. The photograph is captioned... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Billie Burke raises a glass posed as the servant girl in the operetta The Dutchess of Dantzic which premiered in October 1903 at the Lyric Theatre i... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Billie Burke carries a tea tray as the servant girl in the operetta The Dutchess of Dantzic which premiered in October 1903 at the Lyric Theatre in ... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | The cast members Billie Burke, James Blakeley, and Maude Percival as characters from The School Girl. Billie Burke was a hit when she sang "Put M... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Billie Burke, G.P. Huntley, and Norma Whalley as characters from The School Girl. Billie Burke was a hit when she sang "Put Me in My Little Canoe... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Billie Burke wearing a lovely white dress and large hat decorated with roses in a nearly full length publicity postcard distributed in 1905 for her appeara... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Johnston & Hoffmann publicity photograph of Billie Burke in a lacy dress with her hair piled on top of her head. Reproduced as a postcard by J. Beagles & C... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Head and shoulders publicity portrait of Billie Burke resting her cheek on her hand. She wears long white gloves and a large lacy white hat. Published as a... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Colored postcard view of crowd in front of the stand. Caption reads: "Human Confederate Flag." Text at top right reads: "And 'twill live in song and story.... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard showing Santa Claus peeking around a curtain to look in on two girls sleeping in a bed. Their clothes are draped over the footboard. Santa... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of Santa Claus with a walking stick, and a little girl. Santa is wearing a long red fur-trimmed coat and a red hat, and is carrying a sack... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of holly with Santa inside of an oval gold border. He is wearing a red coat, green mittens, a fur hat and has a basket filled with toys on... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of Santa Claus, wearing his traditional red, fur-trimmed suit and hat, and black belt. He has a sack full of toys and is placing some of t... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of Santa Claus inside of an upside down horseshoe. He has his finger alongside his nose and is wearing a red suit and hat with blue trim. ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of Santa Claus, wearing the traditional red suit and hat with white fur trim, waving to two children. Santa has a basket of toys and dolls... |
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