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![[Man, two women and two children listening to phonograph--Girl is holding doll and another doll is under Christmas tree--There is a sign on the wall, The Edison Home Phonograph, and a portrait of Edison]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTcvMDEvMDEvbWFuLXR3by13b21lbi1hbmQtdHdvLWNoaWxkcmVuLWxpc3RlbmluZy10by1waG9ub2dyYXBoLWdpcmwtaXMtaG9sZGluZy1kb2xsLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/236/jpg "[Man, two women and two children listening to phonograph--Girl is holding doll and another doll is under Christmas tree--There is a sign on the wall, The Edison Home Phonograph, and a portrait of Edison]")
![[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]")
![[Thomas Alva Edison, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, listening to a new record]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEvdGhvbWFzLWFsdmEtZWRpc29uLWZ1bGwtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXN0YW5kaW5nLWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC1saXN0ZW5pbmctdG8tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[Thomas Alva Edison, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, listening to a new record]")
![[Title p. of a Christmas book for little boys, a collection of conversations; the 3rd Virginia children's book; illus. with boy and woman seated and evidently conversing]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MDkvMDEvMDEvdGl0bGUtcC1vZi1hLWNocmlzdG1hcy1ib29rLWZvci1saXR0bGUtYm95cy1hLWNvbGxlY3Rpb24tb2YtY29udmVyc2F0aW9ucy10aGUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/65/webp "[Title p. of a Christmas book for little boys, a collection of conversations; the 3rd Virginia children's book; illus. with boy and woman seated and evidently conversing]")
![[Santa Claus with children and toys: Santa with bag of toys and 2 girls standing in doorway]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEvc2FudGEtY2xhdXMtd2l0aC1jaGlsZHJlbi1hbmQtdG95cy1zYW50YS13aXRoLWJhZy1vZi10b3lzLWFuZC0yLWdpcmxzLXN0YW5kaW5nLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[Santa Claus with children and toys: Santa with bag of toys and 2 girls standing in doorway]")
![[Santa Claus with children and toys: Santa in his workshop talking on telephone and surrounded by toys]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEvc2FudGEtY2xhdXMtd2l0aC1jaGlsZHJlbi1hbmQtdG95cy1zYW50YS1pbi1oaXMtd29ya3Nob3AtdGFsa2luZy1vbi10ZWxlcGhvbmUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/47/webp "[Santa Claus with children and toys: Santa in his workshop talking on telephone and surrounded by toys]")
![[Design drawing for mural of Tree with base as Tree of Knowledge, with Adam, snake, apple, and Eve; middle branches with 4 male writers (Gospels?); and pinnacle with Christ and angels]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTcvMDEvMDEvZGVzaWduLWRyYXdpbmctZm9yLW11cmFsLW9mLXRyZWUtd2l0aC1iYXNlLWFzLXRyZWUtb2Yta25vd2xlZGdlLXdpdGgtYWRhbS1zbmFrZS0zLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "[Design drawing for mural of Tree with base as Tree of Knowledge, with Adam, snake, apple, and Eve; middle branches with 4 male writers (Gospels?); and pinnacle with Christ and angels]")
