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Christmas with Foreign Students



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Title: Christmas with Foreign Students
Description: Ritva Jantunen (standing right) of Helsinki, Findland displays a symmetrical "himmelis." In Finland, a "himmelis" would be made of straw and oats and placed outside for the birds on December 26th, St. Stephan's day. The host family, the Fraters, look on while seated at left. They are (first row) Norman and Zipper (the dog); (middle row) Mr. Kermit Frater and Ardyce; and (back row) Mrs. Marie Frater, and Marcia.
Image ID: 90179
Creation
Date: 		December 14, 1954 
Creator
Name: 		Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972
City, State: Madison, Wisconsin
Collection
Name: 		Vinje, Arthur M. : Photographs and Negatives*
Genre: Photographs
Additional
Information: 		1 of 4 images published in Wisconsin State Journal, Dec. 19, 1954 with more details.
Subjects: Trees
Christmas
Folk art
Children and animals
Family
Teenagers
 

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