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Mr. Samson proves to be real Santa Claus – Vintage Wall Art

Mr. Samson proves to be real Santa Claus, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph
Mr. Samson proves to be real Santa Claus, [no date recorded on caption card]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Mr. Samson proves to be real Santa Claus

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A caption card supplies the title "Mr. Samson proves to be real Santa Claus," naming a man who apparently settled a dispute over who was the genuine Christmas figure. Stories about rival Santas and staged holiday publicity were a staple of American newspapers around the turn of the 20th century, and this picture reads like one of those lighthearted episodes. The record gives no date or photographer, so the specific occasion and the evidence offered remain unknown.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,216 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-152153

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