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Title
Larger-than-life Shell Santa Claus, view 1
Alternative Title
Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1929
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
View 1: A humongous Santa Claus sits in his chair holding an equally enormous book of "Records" - possibly checking his naughty and nice list, while a teeny woman stands almost invisibly below on the left. This larger-than-life Santa Claus was designed and built by the staff at Shell Oil Co.; the location is unknown. Santa Claus is a historical, legendary, and mythical folklore figure that is said to bring presents on Christmas Even or Christmas Day to children all over the world. In Western cultures, he is known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply just Santa. He is described as a fat, jolly man wearing a red coat and trousers with fluffy white cuffs and collar, a black belt, and black boots; he lives at the North Pole with his wife, Mrs. Claus. Santa makes a list of "naughty and nice" children throughout the year, then, his elves make toys, which he delivers during the night, with the aid of nine flying reindeer that pull his sleigh.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00072072
Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection
N-005-400.1 4x5
CARL0000077388
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/115173
Subject
Santa Claus
Shell Oil Company
Christmas--California--Los Angeles
Holidays--California--Los Angeles
Women--California--Los Angeles
Toys--California--Los Angeles

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