Santa Claus in Vintage Photos

A with Santa photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park. For a similar real photo postcard, see 3194 Miles to Santaland :

The sign in the photo says, "3194 Miles to Santaland."

Written on the back of this real photo postcard: "From Nellie to Emma with best wishes for a merry Christmas." Four different photos (above and below) with the same scruffy Santa.

Written on the back of this real photo postcard: "To Emma from Ethel. Wishing you a merry Christmas."

Written on the back of this real photo postcard: "Emma."

The inside of a "Santa and Me" photo folder displays a picture of a bespectacled Santa holding a wary-looking kid. The red-and-green decorations at the top and bottom of the photograph are part of the paper frame and help to hold the photo in place. The cover (below) on the outside of the folder depicts a colorful scene of a Christmas tree shining brightly among city skyscrapers.

This colorful scene of a brightly lit Christmas tree shining among towering skyscrapers is the illustration on the cover of a folder containing a Santa and Me Photo of a bespectacled Claus who's holding a wary-looking kid (below).

And how about that groovy guitar-playing Santa decoration!

A fairground or amusement/theme park photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park. Or more concisely, a theme park photo for the Theme Park! Santa Claus poses with some of his friends at Santa's Workshop , an amusement park located in North Pole, New York . The group is gathered around an imitation North Pole--the white base of the pole is visible to the left of Santa's boots, and the "North Pole" sign at the top is partially hidden behind Santa's cap. For another Christmas theme park with its own North Pole, see Shivering at the North Pole, Santa's Village, Jefferson, N.H., 1969 .

Signs: Amoco, American Gas. U.S. Tires.

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?