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Christmas Customs
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Mrs. Ernest B. Steen of 2205 Lakeland Avenue, wife of new pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, demonstrates a Christmas custom by displaying her bell collection.
December 14, 1953
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Christmas Customs
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Walter Maas of 4029 Council Crest making hand-made Christmas gifts for wife, Cecelia, and children, Twig and Robin.
Questions about Christmas Gifts
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Helen Jansky, head of the circulation department at the Madison Free Library, displays a few of the books used to help library patrons use their Christmas gifts.
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Shoppers crowd the interior of Manchester's Department Store at Christmas time.
