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Magazine or Periodical

Santa Claus and New Year

Date: 1878
Description: Cartoon of "Santa Claus Belated" by a fireplace delivering toys and speaking to a figure representing New Year 1878 saying: "Here we are again."
Poster

Wisconsin Ballet Company Presents "Nutcracker"

Date: 11 27 1970
Description: Poster advertising the Wisconsin Ballet Company's performance of the Nutcracker, held at James Madison Memorial High School. Six dancing, abstract figures ...
Manuscript

Women for a Peaceful Christmas Felt Ornament Patterns

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Description: A Woman for a peaceful Christmas sheet of patterns for felt butterfly, rabbit, cat, elephant, camel, and dog ornaments. Logo on left says: "No more shoppin...
Manuscript

Alternatives to Buying

Date: 1971
Description: Page 13 of a booklet published by Women for a Peaceful Christmas offering alternatives to buying Christmas gifts. The page is decorated with several Christ...
Photograph

Wrapping Gifts

Date: 12 1971
Description: Elizabeth and Katherine Davey and Curtis Liposcak use their creative talents to wrap Christmas gifts under the supervision of Peggy Davey, a member of Wome...
Photograph

Christmas Greeting Card

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Description: Christmas greeting card depicting the Benton-Franklin Inter-county bridge over the Columbia River connecting Kennewick and Pasco, Washington. A riverboat a...
Photograph

School at Christmas

Date: 12 1931
Description: The Briggs School is decorated for Christmas with colored chalk drawings of the Nativity story on the blackboards. The section shown depicts the Three Magi...
Drawing

Invitation to a Winter Holiday Party

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Description: Hand-drawn invitation by Sid for a Gisholt Machine Company winter holiday party that reads: "Come what will — we observe our holidays still." Dec. 21st, 5 ...
Book or Pamphlet

Christmas Card with Sid Using a Trowel

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Description: Four-fold, cover with line drawing of a trowel topped by a star standing upright on a broken brick. Inside is a photograph of Sid using a trowel pointing a...
Print

Fireplace Greeting Card

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Description: Greeting card with a drawing of a chair drawn up before a fire in a fireplace, and a table and desk in the corner near a tree with decorations, and gifts u...

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