One of Kate Matthews' Christmas cards. The top part of the card features a Kate Matthews' photograph of the snow-covered gate on Ashwood Avenue at the photographer's family home, Clovercroft, in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. On the bottom portion of the...
The Newton Owen Postcard Collection represents nearly a century in the life and travels of an extended Kentucky family. The earliest cards date to the late 19th century, and while the bulk of the collection dates to the period 1900-1940, there are...
Santa Claus; Christmas cards; Christmas trees; Holly; Toys;
Santa Claus stands beside a scroll bearing the message, "Be this Christmas fair and bright, With all that makes a young heart light." The scroll is topped with two gold bells and holly with berries can be seen peeking from behind the...
Greeting cards; Christmas cards; Group portraits; Families; Calendars
Christmas card with halftone color photo of girl with bangs, man with mustache, and woman with hair piled atop her head. The card also features a miniature calendar, torn off to November 1910, indicating that the card probably dates to December...
Santa Clause holds a jester or elf or doll near a Christmas tree, which is decorated with lit candles. Post marked 1915 on verso. No publisher information available, but "series 61 E" is printed on verso.
Christmas cards; Christmas presents; Christmas trees; Girls; Santa Claus
Santa Claus with two young girls. Santa Claus wears a red suit with fur-trimmed sleeves and hat. He has white hair and black boots. The two young girls wear white dresses. One is seated on Santa's lap and holds a doll; the other leans against...
Scroll decorated with holly, bearing the inscription:"Glory to God!' the sounding skies loud with their anthems ring, peace to Earth, good-will to men, from Heaven's eternal king! Light on thy hills, Jerusalem! The Saviour now is born; more...
Santa Claus; Pines; Christmas cards; Christmas trees
Three Santa Clauses pulling a pine tree in a window with a rope. All three are portly, with white hair and fur-trimmed red coats and hats. A poem below the scene reads, "No tree could hold the loads of Christmas wishes that come from me; one...
Christmas cards; Angels; Girls; Santa Claus; Christmas trees
Young girl stands before Santa Claus with her hands together as if pleading or praying; an angel in pink stands behind her; a Christmas tree stands behind the angel. There are objects near the Christmas tree, presumably gifts. Santa Clause has a...
Christmas cards; Families; Candles; Christmas trees
Family stands around a Christmas tree. The mother and father stand in back, looking on and smiling as their children look at the tree. A horse's head - presumably part of rocking or hobby horse - is seen in the corner. These scene is framed with...
Fireplace with burning logs. Bottoms of stockings can be seen at the top of the image. Holly decorates the upper right and lower left corners. Front bears a handwritten Christmas greeting. "Dennison's Christmas post card" printed on...
Christmas cards; Santa Claus; Children; Gifts; Christmas stockings; Handguns; Lanterns
Two children in pajamas approach Santa Claus, who is looking out of the fireplace. One child holds a lantern, which he shines on Santa, and the other points a pistol and another weapon at him. Santa is kneeling in the fireplace (which has no logs...
Christmas tree decorated with lit candles and a holly wreath, with the poem: May happy memories of the past / with hopes of future bliss be blent / and round the present season cast / the halo of a heart's content. Published by Raphael Tuck &...
Santa Claus looks out from a frame of holly. The holly has a red bow at the bottom. Postage information dates this card to before 1952; it appears to date from the early 20th century.
Santa Claus holds a young boy who he is putting into a large sack head first. Santa Claus wears snow shoes and his red coat is decorated with gold stars. Postmarked 1909 on verso. Publisher unknown (AA?), but the number 709-1 is printed on the...
Santa Claus working with a lathe at a work bench. Toys, including a doll house and a horse on wheels, are arranged around the workroom. Postmarked 1914? on the verso. Publisher unknown; series 444/8, printed in Germany.
