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![[Bank note vignettes showing Santa Claus visiting two children in bed and Santa Claus in sleigh]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvYmFuay1ub3RlLXZpZ25ldHRlcy1zaG93aW5nLXNhbnRhLWNsYXVzLXZpc2l0aW5nLXR3by1jaGlsZHJlbi1pbi1iZWQtYW5kLXNhbnRhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/234/jpg "[Bank note vignettes showing Santa Claus visiting two children in bed and Santa Claus in sleigh]")
![[Street scene, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjkvMDEvMDEvc3RyZWV0LXNjZW5lLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtMTQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Street scene, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Horse-drawn trolley in snow, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvaG9yc2UtZHJhd24tdHJvbGxleS1pbi1zbm93LXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/42/webp "[Horse-drawn trolley in snow, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Santa Claus with children and toys: Santa holding 2 girls]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEvc2FudGEtY2xhdXMtd2l0aC1jaGlsZHJlbi1hbmQtdG95cy1zYW50YS1ob2xkaW5nLTItZ2lybHMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/47/webp "[Santa Claus with children and toys: Santa holding 2 girls]")
![[Santa Claus holding 2 children]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDcvMDEvMDEvc2FudGEtY2xhdXMtaG9sZGluZy0yLWNoaWxkcmVuLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/58/webp "[Santa Claus holding 2 children]")
![[Photomontage: child in bed, "dream" of Santa Claus]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvcGhvdG9tb250YWdlLWNoaWxkLWluLWJlZC1kcmVhbS1vZi1zYW50YS1jbGF1cy02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[Photomontage: child in bed, \"dream\" of Santa Claus]")
![[Santa Claus proposing a toast at a table full of people]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvc2FudGEtY2xhdXMtcHJvcG9zaW5nLWEtdG9hc3QtYXQtYS10YWJsZS1mdWxsLW9mLXBlb3BsZS02NDAuanBn/40/27/webp "[Santa Claus proposing a toast at a table full of people]")
