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Woman Seated in Touring Car

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Description: A woman dressed for winter weather and seated in the back of a touring car, looks coyly at the photographer. She is surrounded by holiday gifts and package...
Postcard

A Happy Christmas

Date: 1930
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...
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Students Home for the Holidays

Date: 12 26 1945
Description: Three Madison girls, students at Kemper Hall in Kenosha, visiting in Madison during their Christmas holiday. Left to right are: Margot Schmidt, daughter of...
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Kindly Thoughts and Good Wishes For Christmas and the New Year

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday card of a man loading Christmas trees on a sled drawn by two horses. A dog runs in front of them. The sun is setting over a lake or pond with trees...
Postcard

Christmas Greetings

Date: 1909
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...
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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1908
Description: Holiday postcard of Santa Claus and one of his reindeer encircled by a collar studded with holly, and jingle bells that have smiling faces on them. Santa i...
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Christmas Greetings

Date: 1926
Description: Holiday card with two parts. The main card is red paper with gold foliage printed on the outside. "Christmas Greetings" is printed on the bottom in black u...
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Holiday Card with Three Singing Children

Date: 1925
Description: Holiday card with three children singing. They are sharing a songbook and a long striped scarf. Pine boughs, two candles, holly, two birds and a rectangula...
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Merry Christmas

Date: 1935
Description: Holiday card of four children flying in an airplane with Christmas trees painted on the wings and bells on the tail. They are flying over a snow-covered la...
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Hard Times Have Had a Dreary Stay

Date: 1932
Description: Holiday card of a hobo in a jacket and hat seated in front of a campfire, warming his hands. His bundle of belongings is on a stick by his side. His footpr...
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Seasons Greetings

Date: 1934
Description: Holiday card of a horse-drawn coach with passengers inside as well as on the roof. Many gifts and pieces of luggage are on top. Four horses are pulling the...
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Merry Christmas

Date: 1932
Description: Holiday card of a carriage drawn by two horses. Snow and trees are in the background. A man in a coat, scarf and top hat is driving. It is snowing. At the ...
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With Best Wishes

Date: 1932
Description: Holiday card with a silhouette of a couple and their three Scottie dogs walking in front of a big picture window with red drapes and a pine tree decorated ...
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Wisha Da Merry Chris' An Da Hap' New Year!

Date: 1933
Description: Holiday card of a man and a woman standing on either side of a musical hand cart. They are in front of an industrial building with a large window, and snow...
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Holiday Card with Snow Man and Woman

Date: 1947
Description: Holiday card with a snow man and woman riding in a sleigh. They are wearing coats and have a plaid blanket on their laps. He is wearing a hat with a feathe...
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Holiday Card with Girl and Bird

Date: 1967
Description: Holiday card with girl dressed for winter. She holds a shepherd's crook with a bird sitting on it. Trees and snow appear in the background.
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Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Inside of holiday card depicting a family tree. The family photographs are positioned over a pine tree covered with snow. At the bottom is a cartoon of San...
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Merry Christmas

Date: 1978
Description: Holiday card showing four African Americans, two men and two women, sliding down a hill on a sled. More snow-covered hills are visible in the background. T...
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Black Christmas

Date: 
Description: Holiday card of an African American child standing next to a snowman. The child is wearing a jacket, snow pants, boots, stocking cap and earmuffs. The snow...
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Merry Xmas

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with an Army soldier skiing down a hill. He is wearing a backpack and holding a piece of paper with the message "Merry Xmas" on it. Mountains ...

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