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Santa Driving a Car
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Embossed postcard with a drawing of Santa Claus wearing driving goggles and driving an automobile. A Christmas tree and several toys are loaded in the back of the car. A startled snow man holding a shovel leaps out of the way of the jolly old elf's vehicle as it speeds through the snow. Chromolithograph and embossed.
December 21, 1909
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W01488N
WHi 85001
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