The best-known (at least in modern times) mascot of Christmas, developed in the United States as an amalgam of the story of St. Nicholas of Myra and various other seasonal folk heroes, with many aspects provided by the classic poem A Visit From St. Nicholas (popularly known by its first line, Twas the Night Before Christmas). Below is a collection of 16 vintage photographs of Santa Claus as a normal person...
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| Subway Santa Clauses, 1954 |
Lovely Vintage Photos Prove That Mr. Santa Is Also a Normal Person
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| A crowd of happy youngsters chase Father Christmas along a London street, 1926 |
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| Christmas surprise, 1955 |
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| Mr.Santa chatting with a woman on New York street, 1949 |
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| Mr.Santa chatting with children |
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| Santa Claus and New York children, 1900 |
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| Santa Claus having lunch, Manhattan, New York, 1963 |
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| Santa Claus riding a motorbike with a sidecar down Oxford Street, London, 1949 |
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| Santa Claus riding on a motorbike, 1932 |
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| Santa Claus School, 1961 |
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| Santa Claus waiting for a train at Bleecker Street station, NYC, 1976 |
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| Santa Claus with his plane |
Lovely Vintage Photos Prove That Mr. Santa Is Also a Normal Person
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| Santa leaving bar, New York City, 1968 |
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| Santa on a coffee break, 1962 |
Lovely Vintage Photos Prove That Mr. Santa Is Also a Normal Person
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| Santas at the subway, NYC, 1977 |
Lovely Vintage Photos Prove That Mr. Santa Is Also a Normal Person
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| Smoke break with Santa |