A religious figure and two altar attendants walking through a parking lot filled with cars. Priest uses an aspergillum while one altar child holds an aspersorium. Christ the King Chapel is visible in the background.
Subject
Holy water
Source
The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Format
Digital image captured with an Epson 12000XL scanner. TIFF file created from a negative scanned in 24 bit color at 300 ppi.
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA
Contributor
Erika Alfieri
Type
Image
Is Part Of
1957 - 1958 A- L Photographic Negatives
Rights Holder
The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Santa Claus is taking a stroll through the woods while wearing his notorious red suit and cap. He is carrying a large bag of gifts on his back. He has encountered two young children on his path, a boy and a girl. The children are both kneeling on one knee, hands folded as if they are saying a prayer or imparting a blessing on Santa. Features the caption, "A Merry Christmas".
Outside amid the swirling snow and trees, Father Christmas stands dressed in a maroon hooded coat with large shoulder bag, hands closed and arms outstretched towards the house on the right. The house is made of wood, and through the one window two figures and a decorated Christmas tree are visible. "Merry Christmas" is in the upper left.
The whole scene of the card is done in slightly blurred yet colorful watercolor-type style. Father Christmas stands on the right, in a long purple robe and hat with a bag of toys on his back and tree over his right shoulder. He has his left hand outstretched to bless the three children arrayed before him. On the left, there is an older boy dressed in green and gold sitting on a white bench. In the middle is a girl, dressed in gold, kneeling on the colorful rug with her hand raised to Father Christmas. The third child is a boy dressed in purple and blue, also on the rug, and turned away from Father Christmas. In the background is a gold-framed painting and a white door, on which "A Merry Christmas" is printed.
A golden-haired child clothed in red and gold holds an orb-and-cross in one hand and raises two fingers in blessing on the other. He also has a halo, and the figure is likely Jesus. Around him is an arch of evergreen with lighted candels across the top.