Evergreen-Crowned Father Christmas
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
Father Christmas' head and face are framed in a design of blue-silver with two holly leaves at the bottom along with the words "A Joyful Christmas." Father Christmas wears a red hood, which is covered with snow and crowned with a band of evergreen. He is shown looking to his right out of the card. His eyes are blue, and he has white hair and beard.
Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep"> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep</a>
Date postcard was scanned: 20170419
Bernhard, Hannah
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Box 2, Tab 5
Father Christmas and Robin
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
A head view of Father Christmas is framed in a silver and red design, with holly leaves at the bottom. Father Christmas has a long white beard and blue eyes. He's wearing a bright orange hood, and on top of his head a robin is standing in snow. Behind him are tree leaves and branches. The greeting, near his beard, says "A happy Christmas."
Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep"> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep</a>
Date postcard was scanned: 20170419
Bernhard, Hannah
The Loras College Library rights statement is located at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights">http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights</a>
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Box 2, Tab 5
Father Christmas with Robin on Head
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The card contains a head and shoulders view of Father Christmas, who has a long white beard and blue eyes. He's wearing a bright orange hood, and on top of his head a robin is standing in snow. Behind him are tree leaves and branches. The greeting at the bottom reads "A merry Christmas."
Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep"> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep</a>
Date postcard was scanned: 20170419
Bernhard, Hannah
The Loras College Library rights statement is located at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights">http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights</a>
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Box 2, Tab 5
Jolly Father Christmas
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The overtone of the card is bright, although the image is slightly blurred. Father Christmas is pictured torso up. He is dressed in a bright orange coat and white-trimmed red cap, canting his head to his right. He has a long white beard and bushy hair, eyebrows, and mustache. The background is blue. Written across his beard is the greeting, "May Your Christmas Be Bright and Merry".
Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep"> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep</a>
Date postcard was scanned: 20170419
Bernhard, Hannah
The Loras College Library rights statement is located at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights">http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights</a>
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Box 2, Tab 5
Father Christmas and Violets
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The card is a head view of Father Christmas. He is dressed in a hooded brown robe with a crown of snowy holly. To the left and right and above him the background is greenery, and above his head are three dark purple violets. The bottom third's background is silver and the greeting reads "Best Christmas Wishes".
Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep"> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep</a>
Date postcard was scanned: 20170419
Bernhard, Hannah
The Loras College Library rights statement is located at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights">http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights</a>
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Box 2, Tab 7
Father Christmas Blesses
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The card contains a head and shoulders view of Father Christmas, who is dressed in a pale gray hooded coat that has light brown fur trim. He has a single sprig of evergreen in his hood. His left hand is slightly raised in blessing. "A Merry Christmas" is printed across the bottom.
Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep"> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep</a>
Date postcard was scanned: 20170419
Bernhard, Hannah
The Loras College Library rights statement is located at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights">http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights</a>
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Box 2, Tab 7
Santa Claus and Letter-Writing Girl
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Santa Claus
The main part of the card is a head view of Santa Claus. He has a red cap on, and his long white beard appears to be merged and flowing from the flame of a candle in the lower left of the card. Pictured over his beard is a young girl with brown hair, dressed in light yellow pajamas and a lace cap. She is sitting on a pillow and writing a letter - an envelope rests to her left, and to the right is a pile of stockings. "The Night before Christmas" is printed in the upper right, and "A Merry Christmas" is the greeting in the lower right.
Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep"> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep</a>
Date postcard was scanned: 20170419
Bernhard, Hannah
The Loras College Library rights statement is located at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights">http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights</a>
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Box 3, Tab 1
Child and Father Christmas
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The card shows Father Christmas' head and face and the upper torso of a blonde-haired child, Father Christmas wears a red hood with a holly crown, and the child is clutching fistfuls of his white beard. "Loving Christmas Greetings" is at the bottom.
Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep"> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep</a>
Date postcard was scanned: 20170419
Bernhard, Hannah
The Loras College Library rights statement is located at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights">http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights</a>
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Box 3, Tab 3
Father Christmas and Blonde Girl
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The card shows a color head and shoulders view of Father Christmas on the right and a blonde-haired girl to the left. Both are smiling at the viewer. Father Christmas has a bushy white beard, holly crown and is wearing red; the girl is in dark green. "Christmas Greetings" is printed at the bottom and "From Ray" is handwritten beneath it.
Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep"> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep</a>
Date postcard was scanned: 20170419
Bernhard, Hannah
The Loras College Library rights statement is located at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights">http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights</a>
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Box 3, Tab 3
Father Christmas and Angels
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The card features Father Christmas' head and shoulders in a circular inset upon a cloud. Also seated on the cloud and then coming down from it are a girl with her doll and three angels. The girl is dressed in blue while the angels wear burgundy, yellow, and dark orange. The bottom of the card is a village scene. "Wishing you a Merry Christmas" is written across the top.
Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep"> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep</a>
Date postcard was scanned: 20170419
Bernhard, Hannah
The Loras College Library rights statement is located at <a href="http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights">http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights</a>
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Box 3, Tab 4