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Television for Patients

Date: 1950
Description: Hospital or nursing home patients are able to view television in their rooms.
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Children at Christmas Party

Date: 12 24 1945
Description: Group portrait of children wearing winter coats and boots, who have received Christmas gifts at a party sponsored by the Rennebohm's drug stores.
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Antique Christmas Cards

Date: 11 04 1931
Description: Four antique Christmas cards. At the top left is a copper engraved robin card, 1840. Top right is a harp and rose greeting card hand-painted in 1800. Lower...
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Saint Nicholas with Christmas Wheelbarrow

Date: 1907
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...
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Manchester's Department Store at Christmas

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Description: Santa Claus talks on a telephone at a Christmas display at Manchester's Department Store.
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Christmas Greetings

Date: 1910
Description: Holiday postcard with a young woman driving an open automobile with Santa Claus in the back, who is holding gifts in his left hand. He is wearing a red sui...
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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1907
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...
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Tall-Tale Postcard: Santa on a Bi-Plane

Date: 1909
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...
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Santa as an Airship Pilot

Date: 1906
Description: 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 Ridge...
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Santa and Children on a Coffee Advertisement

Date: 1890
Description: Advertising greeting card which reads "Handsome Christmas Card in Every package of Lion Coffee, November 5 to Christmas Day." The card depicts Santa Claus ...
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Madison Woman's Club with Dolls

Date: 12 10 1947
Description: Madison Woman's Club members presenting 50 dolls to Orthopedic Hospital (Children's Hospital, a part of Wisconsin General Hospital). L to R: Mary E. Seybol...
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Grace Episcopal Church Christmas Fair

Date: 11 11 1948
Description: Members of the Grace Episcopal Guild prepare for their annual Christmas fair held at the church's Guild hall. Pictured left to right: Mrs. Marvin B. (Lois)...
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Santa Parade

Date: 11 27 1948
Description: In front of Manchester's Department Store, Santa Claus waves to the children from his yellow Ercoupe airplane as he rides in a parade sponsored by the Madi...
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Crowd Watching Santa Parade

Date: 11 27 1948
Description: Crowd at the corner of State, West Mifflin and North Carroll Streets watching the Santa Parade, sponsored by the Madison Business Association and the Junio...
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Madison Women's Club Doll Project

Date: 12 08 1948
Description: The Madison Women's Club annually dress dolls for the children at the Children's Orthopedic hospital. Admiring some of the dolls are Mrs. A.L. (Louise) Thu...
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Madison Woman's Club Christmas Folk Festival

Date: 12 15 1949
Description: Mildred Horne and Ethel Rockwell, dressed in Mexican costumes, are at the Madison Woman's Club "Posada Mexicana" Christmas folk festival.
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Madison Woman's Club Christmas Folk Festival

Date: 12 15 1949
Description: Mildred Holdhusen is shown striking a pinata at the Madison Woman's Club "Posada Mexicana" Christmas folk festival.
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Madison Woman's Club Christmas Folk Festival

Date: 12 15 1949
Description: Christine Brinsmade is shown in Mexican costume doing an authentic Mexican dance at the Madison Woman's Club "Posada Mexicana" Christmas folk festival.
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Two Children Posing with Christmas Tree

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Description: Portrait of a boy and girl posed by a Christmas tree. The boy is sitting on a toy horse on the left and is wearing a military style hat and holding a toy g...
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Christmas Card with Scene of Fort Ruins

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Description: A Christmas Card with two views. The on on the left is featuring an image of a girl sledding while wearing winter gear, and on the right is a photograph of...

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