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Black Christmas
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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 snowman has a scarf, top hat and pipe. Houses are visible in the background and it is snowing. The text at the top reads: "Black Christmas." The card has a black border on top, right and bottom. Offset lithography, black ink on orange paper.
circa 1960-1969
Jim Jim Inc.
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W012NPP
WHi 80641
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