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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."
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Family Posed in Yard of House

Date: 1878
Description: A large family group and a dog are posed around a table that has large books on it. The frame house behind them has a sway in its roof. A well with a wood ...
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Women in front of House

Date: 1878
Description: Four women are posing in a yard among trees, and one woman is sitting on the porch of the house. A dog is sitting in a chair in the yard near one of the wo...
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Tollef Olsen Family

Date: 1878
Description: The Tollef Olsen family posed around a table in the yard with the family dog. A framed print of a long-haired retriever is placed prominently on a chair to...
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Family on Latticework Porch

Date: 1878
Description: A family of nine, and a dog, are posing standing in the yard of an upright and wing house with a porch nearly completely walled-in by latticework.
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Mapleside Home

Date: 1878
Description: Mapleside, the home built by Able Dunning in 1853 on what is now University Avenue. It was razed in 1970 to make way for a Burger King restaurant.
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Women in front of House

Date: 1878
Description: Detail from original. Original caption reads: "Five women posing in a yard. There is a man on the left standing and holding a shovel. Two children are stan...

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