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Santa Claus uses a bundle of switches to spank one boy while another stands to the side crying. They are in front of the fireplace, with what looks like a spilled tub of water under the chimney. On the mantel there is a candle, horse clock,…

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Santa Claus is nowhere to be found in this postcard. Two children are standing in their bedroom. They are placing a large tub of water in their fireplace, presumably to play a prank on Santa Claus when he shows up. There is a bed in the corner of the…

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This postcard features a young blonde boy who is wearing footie pajamas. He is bent down in front of his fireplace. Santa Claus is peaking his head out of the top of the fireplace. Unfortunately, there is a fire going, so Santa will have to improvise…

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The card's main scene is portrayed as if the viewer is looking through a keyhole. There, a family surrounds the golden light of a lit fireplace. Above the fireplace are stockings. In front of it, three males sit on the rug while one boy writes a…

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The card is rendered in a realistic black-and-white style. Father Christmas sits on an ornamental rug with two white-garbed children. The boy, on the left, is reaching into Father Christmas' bag for a toy. The girl on the right is standing, holding a…

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The card is in black and white. It depicts Father Christmas in a fur-lined coat and hat, hanging an additional garland on an already decorated and lighted tree to the right of the card. At his feet is a bag with toys spilling out on the ornate rug.…

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The card's scene is rendered in grayscale. Father Christmas leans with one elbow on the mantel, looking at the overlong white stocking hanging on the right side of the fireplace. He is carrying a bag in his right hand. The mantel is decorated in…

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The card is rendered in black and white. It depicts Santa Claus in darker clothing helping a young girl in a white dress hang stockings above the tall fireplace. The mantel shelf is over their heads, and has a clock on it. The greeting at the top of…

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The card is printed in monochrome: it depicts Santa Claus filling stockings above a fireplace. He has long white hair and is wearing boots, pants, a hat and a short coat. He is in the act of pulling the middle stocking from the string above the brick…

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The card is mostly monochrome with hints of pink coloring in the background. Santa Claus stands in front of a tiled fireplace wearing boots and a short fur-lined coat with hat. He is holding letters or gifts in his right arm, and a full stocking…
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