Letter for Santa Claus (LOC)

    Bain News Service,, publisher.

    Letter for Santa Claus

    [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

    1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

    Notes:
     Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
    Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

    Subjects:
     Children

    Format: Glass negatives.

    Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

    Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

    General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

    Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.09341

    Call Number: LC-B2- 2215-3

    Comments and faves

    1. ★

      dflora_pix, scraphouse4, JadeGordon, lomokev, and 198 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. dflora_pix (59 months ago | reply)

      Cold be a study for a Rockwell painting!

    3. David Zarza (59 months ago | reply)

      It is just wonderful. What a wonderful picture.

    4. I. M. Bitter (59 months ago | reply)

      Love the motion blur in the snow!

    5. da70 (59 months ago | reply)

      This is really a wonderful photo. I love the expression on the postman.

    6. Vanda Novodomszky (48 months ago | reply)


      Monochrome art/Arte monocromático

    7. Monica Galafassi's Photos (47 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful!

    8. Arunas S (47 months ago | reply)

      Good work !

    9. NuNu ツ (47 months ago | reply)

      Thats awesome!

    10. Halli Magg (47 months ago | reply)

      Gleðileg jól og takk fyrir frábært flickr ár
      Merry Christmas & Happy new year
      Gleðileg jól</a<

    11. TPorter2006 (47 months ago | reply)

      Wonderful image, great expressions!

    12. deletedpenguin (47 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Fantastic Fotos!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

      Really nice, I like it!

    13. 'Deborah Chen (47 months ago | reply)

      awesome shot

    14. Enigma Photo's (46 months ago | reply)

      this is amazing!

    15. gianrond (45 months ago | reply)

      I LOVE this kind of shots...

    16. jsc685 (43 months ago | reply)

      I love this photo. Remind me of my childhood when I thought Santa was real.

    17. sandrapaek (43 months ago | reply)

      I love the tone this photo depicts. It has such a Christmas feeling to it!

    18. Missive Maven (39 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Postal History, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    19. mrroey (36 months ago | reply)

      This really puts me in the Christmas spirit! I love the innocence and naivety this photo portrays.

    20. writtersrightword (35 months ago | reply)

      I adore this!

    21. leamacd (31 months ago | reply)

      Does anyone know if you are allowed to use this as a reference for a painting?

    22. Mary (LOC P&P) (31 months ago | reply)

      Leamacd: Please click on the "no known copyright restrictions?" link under the heading "Additional information" located directly under the list of image tags. This will link you to a document at the Prints & Photographs Division home page that addresses assessing rights to images.

    23. Claytonia (20 months ago | reply)

      Gosh, that's adorable. Love the postman's expression, and the little lady looks so put-together. Such a different time . . .

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