Postcard
Santa Driving a Car
| 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. |
| Image ID: | 85001 |
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| Creation Date: | 12 21 1909 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Greeting card collection, circa 1850-1982 |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6013, Box 1, Fldr 6 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| Postcard was printed in Germany. It was mailed from Ruth Stevenson in Los Angeles to Master Delos Dudley at 1909 Regent Street in Madison, WI on Dec. 21, 1909. A poem on the reverse of the card reads: "A Jolly Christmas When Santa Claus comes your way knocking May he fill well Your Christmas stocking." |
| Trees |
| Costume |
| Eyeglasses |
| Hats |
| Christmas |
| Greeting cards |
| Santa Claus |
| Men |
| Toys |
| Automobiles |
| Snow |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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