Alan Mays' photos
Santa Claus Soap, Best for the Laundry
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"Santa Claus Soap, best for the laundry. Made only by the N. K. Fairbank Company, Chicago, St. Louis, New York. Carqueville, Chicago. Fairbank's Santa Claus Soap."
Merry Christmas from Liberace and His Brother
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"Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours. Liberace and George Liberace."
A 1956 Liberace Fan Club Christmas postcard. Liberace (full name, Władziu Valentino Liberace,1919-1987) was an American stage and television entertainer known for his lavish lifestyle and ornate candelabra-bedecked pianos. George Liberace (1911-1983) accompanied his brother on violin.
Compliments of the Season
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A cigar box label. "No. 594. Copyright, 1911, by Julius Bien Company, N.Y. Reg. in U.S. Pat. Office."
Merry Xmas - No Crap
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Herb Shriner's New Easy Method to Harmonica Playin…
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"Herb Shriner's New Easy Method to Harmonica Playing. Herb Shriner, Hoosier Boy. 35¢."
Cover of a 1955 instructional booklet by comedian Herb Shriner (1918-1970).
Facing the Ornaments for a Merry Christmas, 1949
A Chorus of Christmas Greetings for 1962
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"Christmas Greetings, 1962. David, Ricky, Diane, Richard, and Helen Hughes."
For another card from the Hughes, see Merry Christmas from the Hughes, 1963 :
Van Duzer's Fruit Extracts Are the Best for Flavor…
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"Van Duzer's Fruit Extracts. Perfectly pure! Van Duzer's Extracts are the best for flavoring ice cream, jellies, custard, pastry, &c. For sale by all first-class grocers."
Gretchen Fraser, Sun Valley Skiing Champion
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One in a series of sports trading cards printed on the back of Wheaties cereal boxes in 1952.
See also Ned Day, Famous Bowling Champion .
Barbie, Margie, and a Silver Tree for Christmas, 1…
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A Christmas photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park .
Toys in the foreground that I was able to identify include a 1962 Ponytail Barbie Case, a 1962 Margie the Majorette Doll Craft Kit, and a Mickey Mouse Club Counting Jump Rope.
Wikipedia reports that silver aluminum Christmas trees like the one in the photo were popular in the U.S. from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, when a silver tree "was used as a symbol of the over-commercialization of Christmas in the 1965 Peanuts holiday special, A Charlie Brown Christmas ."
Lost in the Mists of Time
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Santa's Looking for You
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"A Merry Xmas. He's looking for you."
So watch out! You better not cry, and you better not pout! You know why.
A Merry Christmas, Compliments of Temple & Farring…
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Have a Merry Ice Skating Christmas
Merry Christmas, Metropolitan Philadelphia Railway…
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Our Wishes to You for the Utmost of the Season's H…
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"Our entire organization [is] doing their best to extend to you their wishes for the utmost of the season's happiness and good fortune. The Eshelman Supply Co. Bill, Dave, Charley, Hen, Jim, Paul, Ben, Myron, Warren, Bel, Art, Girv."
Merry Christmas from the Coast Motel
Chuck's Treasure Chest of Christmas Wishes, 1956
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"Chuck brings to you our old treasure chest full of our best 1956 Christmas wishes. Ada and Jacob T. Bowman, M.D."
