Who Was That Masked Santa?

Stamped on back: "Hill Studio, 1415 Derry Street, Harrisburg, Pa."

Handwritten on back: "Dec. 23, 1947."

A puzzling photo of a masked Santa Claus (evidently a woman wearing a skirt) sitting next to a pile of wrapped presents and a Christmas tree. Newspapers are strewn about on the floor, and the walls in the background seem to be either water-stained or wet (could it be the inside of an unheated shed or trailer with condensation running down the walls?). The tips of what appear to be ironing boards surround Santa on both sides. Could this show early preparations for a gift distribution of some sort? Or has a downtrodden Santa taken up residence in a storage unit?

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Deborah Lundbech ^club

It looks like a tent to me. Perhaps it's just set up as a "Santa" tent inside a store?

10 years ago.

Alan Mays ^club has replied to Deborah Lundbech ^club

That's certainly another possibility! I wish I could rent a time machine to go back and take a quick glance to see what's going on!

10 years ago.

arts enthusiast

Scary!

10 years ago.

Alan Mays ^club has replied to arts enthusiast

!!!

10 years ago.

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