Family Outside with Father Christmas in Upper Right
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The card's background is textured cream/silver; in the center of the card there is a family with lantern and dog walking along a path in the woods. The moon is rising in the background. Bordering the scene are holly decorations, a bell, and an inset of Father Christmas in the upper right. "Uncle John Stolerneth" is handwritten along the top and "To wish you a merry Christmas" is printed 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:20170502
Bernhard, Hannah
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Box 7, Tab 6
Father Christmas and People Going to Church
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
The card's background is gray, and the main scene shows a family walking up to the lighted church. There is an inset of Father Christmas to the left, surrounded by golden bells. There is a greeting printed along 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:20170502
Bernhard, Hannah
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Box 7, Tab 6
Family Going to Church and Santa Claus Smoking
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Santa Claus
The main scene depicts a family of three headed up a path to go to church; the moon in shining above the trees behind it. A small rectangular inset to the bottom left shows Santa Claus smoking a pipe. The card is decorated in holly and has a band of red with white stars near the bottom; beneath that it 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:20170502
Bernhard, Hannah
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Box 7, Tab 5
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
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Box 6, Tab 12
Holy Family with Jesus in Manger
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
The baby Jesus lays in a straw-bedded manger. Mary, dressed in red and dark blue with a golden head wrap and halo, is either picking him up from the manger or laying him down. Joseph, in deep red and green with a golden halo as well, stands over them. The wooden wall of the stable is behind them and in the distance hills, a star, and a palm tree are visible. "Christmas Greetings" is printed 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:20170501
Bernhard, Hannah
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Box 4, Tab 17
Family at Christmas in Monochrome
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
The main scene of the card is printed in black and white. It shows a family gathered around a lighted and decorated Christmas tree. A man and woman stand to the right, with the woman holding a baby. Another child sits on the floor, and one stands by the window with a smaller sibling in their arms. The card is bordered in silver and white with red and green holly along the right side. Printed at the bottom is "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: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 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
Well-Off Family Celebrates Christmas
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
A mother in a blue dress and apron is seated at a table covered with Christmas toys, holding the waist of her small daughter, who is standing on the table. The father stands behind them. A lighted and decorated Christmas tree stands behind the table, while two dolls and a doll carriage rest at its side. In the background, a maid in black and white stands with her hands clasped in front of a window overlooking a city. Printed in the lower right is "A Joyful 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 13
Father Christmas and Family
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
Father Christmas stands to the right of the card; he is wearing a long red robe, carrying a tree over his right shoulder, and holding a walking stick in his left hand. Toys, including dolls and a trumpet, hang from his belt. He is wearing a cone-shaped white hat and has a bushy white mustache and beard. To the right, an older woman holds a chalkboard over her head and opens her mouth to yell at the blond boy playing with a sword and brunette girl playing with her doll. "A Merry Christmas" is printed in the upper 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: 20170419
Bernhard, Hannah
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Box 3, Tab 3
Family Greets Father Christmas
Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas
Father Christmas is in dark red with purple trim and has a basket on his back and satchel at his right side. His pointer finger on his right hand is upraised, pointing at the three figures on the right of the card. The oldest, either a teenager or young mother, is dressed in a purple dress with white apron and hat. She stands behind two young boys; one dressed in gray looks to Father Christmas, while the other, a younger blonde one dressed in green, greets him with open arms. Behind the figures is a snowy village scene. The card is bordered in purple-silver and blue with holly.
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 2