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Holiday Card with Elephant Dressed as Santa Claus
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Holiday card with an elephant dressed as Santa Claus. His head is die cut and mounted on the card with a spring so his head bobs. On the inside (not shown) the text reads: "Best Wishes for the Holidays! Attorney General and Mrs. Duke Dunbar." Duke Dunbar was the Republican Attorney General for Colorado from 1951 to 1973. Letterpress, black, tan, red and green ink, and gloss varnish.
1962
Henri Fayette, Chicago, Illinois
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W012NPS
WHi 80305
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