Looking Out at Father Christmas
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The main scene of the postcard features a mother and daughter waving out their window to Father Christmas. The mother is dressed in a blue gown with white frills. The daughter is dressed in a pink gown with a bow. Above them is an arrangement of holly and bells. To their left, a calico cat is curled on a green and white footstool. The mother and daughter are reaching for the window, through which Father Christmas is visible. He is dressed in green, carrying a tree on his back and a lantern in his right hand, The bottom of the card 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
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Box 2, Tab 4
Looking Out Window at Father Christmas
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The main scene of the postcard features a mother and daughter waving out their window to Father Christmas. The mother is dressed in a blue gown with white frills. The daughter is dressed in a pink gown with a bow. Above them is an arrangement of holly and bells. To their left, a calico cat is curled on a green and white footstool. The mother and daughter are reaching for the window, through which Father Christmas is visible. He is dressed in green, carrying a tree on his back and a lantern in his right hand, The bottom of the card 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 4
Looking Through Window at Father Christmas
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
The main scene of the postcard features a mother and daughter waving out their window to Father Christmas. The mother is dressed in a blue gown with white frills. The daughter is dressed in a pink gown with a bow. The window curtain is red. To their left, a calico animal is curled on a green and white footstool. The mother and daughter are reaching for the window, through which Father Christmas is visible. He is dressed in green, carrying a tree on his back and a lantern in his right hand, The bottom of the card reads "Best Wishes for 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 4
Father Christmas Gazes at Recital
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
In the foreground, a mother and daughter are performing a piece of music. The mother, dressed in a pink gown and white apron, plays piano from sheet music. The daughter stands to the right, dressed in a white gown with pink ribbon and holding a red songbook. A calico cat is at her feet. To the right is a wooden bench with another open book on top of it. Above them is a holly and bells arrangement. Behind and to their left is a window, through which gazes Father Christmas. He is dressed in brown, carrying a blonde-haired doll in his right arm, and has a tree on his back. The card reads "A merry Christmas" 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 2, Tab 11
Mother and Children in Circle
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
This object is a circular scene. In it, a mother dressed in green, red and blue with a white head covering holds a small boy, dressed in white. Another child looks on with hands clasped from the right. This is possibly a scene of Mary and Jesus.
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:20170420
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 4, Tab 2
Mother and Two Children at Christmas
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
A woman in a winged hat, gray apron, and wooden shoes holds a child dressed likewise. An older girl stands to the left in the same type of outfit and is holding a doll up to her mother. There is a decorated Christmas tree in the background. Printed at the bottom is "We wish you a very 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:20170501
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 4, Tab 14
Mother and Child Birdwatch
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Closest to the viewer is a nest of birds, likely robins. Looking down, a mother and her child stand in the snow watching them. "Christmas Greetings" is printed in the upper right, and in the lower left: "Christmas is here with its frost and snow, / Its yew and its holly and mistletoe, / And I wish you joy and the best of cheer, / And the best of luck in the brave New Year."
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:20170501
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 4, Tab 14
Photograph of Family and Santa Claus
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Santa Claus (photographic)
The card's scene is a photograph of a mother and five children, all girls, meeting Santa Claus and receiving gifts. Two of the children and the mother are standing, and the other three are seated at a table by a Christmas tree. Santa is dressed in a suit and has a long white beard and tall white hat. Printed in the right margin (roughly) is 'Zrulou pracujicich radostne vanoce' which seems to be a Merry Christmas greeting in Slovak.
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:20170423
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 6, Tab 10
Father Christmas Brings Gifts to Large Family
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The card is very busy and colorful. It depicts the living room of a house, packed with children and toys. In the back left, Father Christmas in a hooded brown coat dumps a bag of fruit and various toys into the room; they trail down the side of the card and include apples, dolls, and a paint palette among other items. In the back right of the card is a small decorated Christmas tree on top of a table. Next to it, a mother holds a baby who is putting an ornament on a tree. In the center of the card, three children read on a large red chair, and two girls play at its foot. Printed in the bottom left are the words "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Compliments of H. N. Harbach, 807 Filbert St., Phila."
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:20170424
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 6, Tab 12
Mother and Daughter Watch Father Christmas
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
Father Christmas is dressed in a long tan coat and wrapped in a wide white scarf. He has a bag of toys on his back, carries a walking stick, and has a crown of flowers around his hat. Watching him from behind, a mother and daughter peak out from a green door. "Frohliche Weihnachten!" is printed in the upper right and there is unreadable handwriting in the lower left.
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:20170424
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 6, Tab 12