Yep, Santa Claus, Indiana. Looks sort of like a winter wonderland, doesn’t it? The back bears a nifty Santa/reindeer ink stamp.
Postcard Archives: Christmas
Christmas Snow
Postmarked in 1912, this lightly embossed Christmas postcard shows two children in the snow, presumably working on a snowman. It looks as though the girl is too cold to enjoy the project!
Santa’s Barn
Santa’s Barn in Hope, New Jersey. I wonder if this is where his reindeer are hold up during the off season? On the back:
Land of Make Believe
WHERE SONGS AND STORIES COME TO LIFE
Hope, New Jersey
Santa’s Barn is one of the many fascinating features in this scenic wonderland, where songs and stories come to life. Four miles off U. S. Route 46 (at Great Meadows) -One and one-half hours from New York City.
Sample Christmas Postcard
At first I was attracted to this unusual Christmas postcard because it was unfamiliar to me, and I really liked it once I saw the back. I love the sales pitch on this sample postcard, and wonder what other cards were part of this set. (and I wish I knew what company used that lion’s head logo)
Sweetheart Days
It’s no secret that I enjoy oddball cards, and this embossed Christmas postcard does put it’s own spin on the holiday.
A Happy Christmas
When the high temps finally fall below 100, as they have in my neck of the woods, ones thoughts naturally turn to Christmas. Perhaps it’s just me. In any event, I really like this postcard, and just wish it was in better condition. It was published by Raphael Tuck & Sons as part of their Christmas Post Cards Series No. 102.
A Merry Christmas To You
I love this postcard. I mean, doesn’t this look like the real Santa? The embossed card was published by Julius Bien & Co., a New York lithographer that was active from around 1907 to 1909.
Denton City Hall
The Denton, Texas City Hall, all decked out for Christmas. On the back:
CITY HALL WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTING,
DENTON TEXAS – 8
Built in 1927 at a cost of $100,000.00. The Christmas lighting on this building has attracted the attention and favorable comments of thousands of visitors passing through Denton each year. It has an auditorium with a seating capacity of 600 and the fire apparatus is housed in a large room in the rear.
A Mile of Christmas Trees
It might be spring, but I couldn’t hold back on posting this interesting Christmas postcard. Published by M. Kashower, there’s a description of this scene on the reverse:
BLOSSOMING with ten thousand colored lights, the “Mile of Christmas Trees” is a rare holiday spectacle, viewed annually by hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors to Southern California. Santa Rosa Avenue, stretching north from the city limits of Pasadena through the heart of the beautiful residential community of Altadena, has long been famous for these giant deodar trees. The Christmas lighting of the trees was sponsored in 1920 by the Kiwanis Club of Pasadena, It has since been carried out each year from Christmas eve to New Year’s night, forming a fitting compliment to the world-famous Tournament of Roses, held on New Year’s Day.
The trees were grown from seed brought from the slopes of the Himalaya Mountains in India, where the deodar is famed in song and story, its name signifying “Tree of God.” They were set out in 1885 along what was then a driveway on the 900-acre ranch of Col. F. J. Woodbury, a pioneer resident. There are about two hundred of the trees. They are approximately one hundred feet tall and have a spread of from forty to fifty feet.
Merry Christmas!
Before I make my way into the living room to see what Santa brought I wanted to share two more Christmas postcards. The one above was published by Raphael Tuck & Sons.
The divided-back card above is unmailed and has no indication as to the publisher.