Father Christmas Rings Bells
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
Father Christmas is dressed in a flowing red hooded coat. He is pulling a robe that rings the two bells over his head. The card reads "Ring out the old" at the top and "Ring in the new!" at the bottom with the handwritten signature "From Mamie."
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:20170502
Bernhard, Hannah
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Box 7, Tab 8
Santa Claus with Poem
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is shown from the chest up, wearing a red coat and hat. The bottom of the card contains the poem "Wishing you / Sweet Christmas cheer / Enough to last / The whole 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:20170502
Bernhard, Hannah
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Box 7, Tab 4
Father Christmas Stands at the Dinner Table
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The black-and-white card shows Father Christmas in a hooded robe standing at a full dinner table. It holds a pot, wine bottle, glass, main dish and more. The background is a rough wooden wall with a door frame to the right. He is holding a card with red writing which reads, "Ne vous embetez pas trop dans cette nouvelle annee!" or, 'Do not bother too much in this 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:20170425
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 18
Father Christmas Bundled Up
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The card shows a head view of Father Christmas with show falling thickly around him. He is wrapped in a hooded robe, and his full white beard also provides protection for his face. In his right hand, which he holds by his neck, he grasps an evergreen branch and a few toys. The card reads "With best wishes for a happy 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:20170425
Bernhard, Hannah
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Box 6, Tab 17
A Little Girl Looking Off Into the Distance by Father Christmas
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
On a snowy evening, a little girl is seen roaming around about the snow. Behind the girl there is a monkey carrying toys and present boxes. Off in the distance, Father Christmas watches the little girl. On the bottom, in the middle of the card, the phrase "A Bright and Happy New Year" is written.
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
Balderston, Celia
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Box 6, Tab 15
A New Year's Greeting from Father Christmas
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas is seen holding two different sacks of toys . Behind him, in a picture, there is a snowy landscape framed by a sunset. On the bottom left-hand side the phrase "A Happy New Year" is printed.
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
Balderston, Celia
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Box 6, Tab 13
Santa Claus' Face and Two Children
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Santa Claus
Santa Claus' face takes up the center of the card; right next to it, he has one child blowing a trumpet on the right and one holding a doll and teddy bear on the left. His hands hold both of them. Above is printed "Santa Claus and his two Children Wishing You A Merry Christmas and a Happy 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:20170422
Bernhard, Hannah
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Box 6, Tab 1
Jesus in a Manger Surrounded by Three Angels
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
In this postcard newly-born Jesus is shown in a manger in Bethlehem. Among him are three angels dressed in blue, yellow, and pink robes, praying for him and watching over him. At the bottom of the postcard "Welcome to the Happy New Year" is printed in Lithuanian.
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
Balderston, Celia
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Box 4, Tab 17
Poem with Foliage
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
The card reads "And all the doors openeth He, The new born Christ, Lord of the New Year, The threshold of our locked hearts standeth near, And while He gives us back love's rusted key, Our Future on us with His eyes has smiled Even as a little child." Orange-brown leaves and berries drape over the poem from the upper right, while in the upper left there is a scene of a river with trees on its banks.
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 13
Christmas Greeting in a Wreath
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
A wreath of holly leaves and berries encircles the greeting "Merry Christmas / Happy 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 13