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Truck Towing Santa Claus Float in Parade

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Macy's storefront can be seen in the background. A cream and white International Harvester Scout 4x4 is pulling a float...
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Santa Visits Children at Hospital

Date: 12 21 1959
Description: Santa presents a wrapped present in striped paper to Ricky Madsen, who is wearing striped pajamas and a striped night-cap. There is a Christmas tree in the...
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Santa Claus in Downtown Hillsboro

Date: 1955
Description: A man dressed as Santa Claus leans down from an open car to hand sacks of candy to a crowd of warmly-dressed children and parents. Santa's visit took place...
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Santa Express Train Ride

Date: 12 05 1964
Description: The Santa Express Train went from Madison to Stoughton and back, with 6,000 children. This view shows some of the enthusiastic parents going along. The man...
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Santa Express Train Ride

Date: 12 05 1964
Description: Santa Claus is shown in the aisle of the Santa Express Train shaking many hands extended in this double decker train car, one of eight cars from the Milwau...
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Santa Claus Getting Ready for his Journey

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: Man dressed as Santa Claus sitting in front of a fireplace in an armchair, lighting his pipe with a candle. His pom-pom hat is hanging over the back of the...
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Merry Christmas

Date: 
Description: Holiday greeting card with Santa sitting on a wooden box reading a book with a puppy sitting at his feet. The book opens and has text that reads, "And I ho...

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