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St. Nicholas - for young folks Christmas number

Description: Image of an advertisement for St. Nicholas magazine Christmas Number 1896 featuring an illustration of Saint Nicholas driving an automobile loaded with toys, St. Nicholas magazines, and a Christmas tree down a snowy hillside; city skyline in background at right.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1896
Call number: priJLC_ART_004701
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

St. Nicholas the ideal magazine for young folks

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Image of an advertisement for St. Nicholas magazine Christmas 1896 issue featuring advertising text with a wide decorative border of holly, bound books, and multiple copies of St. Nicholas magazine.

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St. Nicholas Christmas-number

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Image of an advertisement for St. Nicholas magazine Christmas 1896 number featuring a girl wearing a red hooded cloak walking through a snowy forest reading the magazine.

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Image of an advertisement for the Christmas St. Nicholas magazine for children; St. Nicholas (or Santa Claus) stands on an oversized issue of St. Nicholas magazine holding the reins of six reindeer who pull him through the sky; large full moon in background.

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The St. Nicholas Insurance Co

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Image of an advertisement for St. Nicholas Insurance Company of New York City; images of St. Nicholas or Santa Claus flying over rooftops in a sleigh drawn by reindeer and offering toys at children's' bedside at center above advertising text with directors names listed; decorative border.

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St. Nicholas for boys and girls

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Image of an advertisement for St. Nicholas magazine featuring Saint Nicholas or Santa Claus standing with books in hand and a large bough of holly over his shoulder.

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St. Nicholas for young folks

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The Jay T. Last collection of artist posters contains over 370 printed works spanning over eighty years, from 1883-1964. The bulk of the materials date from 1890 to 1900 and advertise American literary books and periodicals. Bicycles, household goods, and other products are also advertised. Notable artists represented in the collection include Will Bradley, Maynard Dixon, J. J. Gould, Edward Penfield, Ethel Reed, and Louis Rhead. Subjects addressed within the collection include international art styles (such as Art Nouveau), fashion, graphic design, publishing, book and literary journal publication, product advertising, and the intersections between them, especially during the last decade of the 19th century.

St. Nicholas - for young folks Christmas number

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