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Holdiay treasures from the Califrnia State Library's special collectins

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Holiday Greetings: 

Holiday Greetings A selection of seasonal treasures from the collections of the California State Library

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The first Santa’s Village officially opened on Memorial Day, 1955

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The second Santa’s Village opened in Scott’s Valley on Memorial Day,1957

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Menu from the Gaylord Inn in San Francisco, 1929. Cost for Christmas dinner - $2

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A New Year’s greeting sent to Mrs. John Bidwell in 1913

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Hollanbeck Hotel Christmas menu 1907 Cost for dinner - $1

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Ring in the New Year At the Hotel Senator Circa 1925

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“May mirth with you hold friendship true this happy Christmas-tide” (1898)

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1953 Pig ‘n Whistle Christmas Post Card. You could send this card for 2 cents if you did not include a message and for 3 cents if you did.

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“Christmas Pie designed by Spencer Wright. Copyright Paul Elder & Co., 1906”

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“Far away ~ though I many be Bear a message, bells for me Saying with sincere good will Just two words – remembered still” (1913)

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A delightful holiday postcard from 1905

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Hotel del Coronado’s Christmas Day Menu 1932

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Holiday Greeting Postcard from 1910

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A listing of the exclusive Jonathan Club’s holiday festivities from December 10 – January 2, 1949

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Christmas Jinks were holiday parties that featured music, dancing, poems, speeches, short plays, and many other forms of entertainment.

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An invitation to an New Year’s Day event at the San Francisco YMCA in 1899

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Christmas Row’s program included lectures, music, poetry, and a one act play called the “Bungling Stork”

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“With all good wishes for Christmas May the New Year prove bright and happy as you could wish” (1919)

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Doyt Early’s 1934 Christmas card. Mr. Early was a prominent artist and architect in California.

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For more information about the library and its collections, visit our website www.library.ca.gov