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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1924
Page
9
A collage of Santa letters from children ages five to ten requesting gifts such as bicycles, dolls, toy pistols, kitchen cabinets, gloves, marbles, and sparklers. Several notes mention stocking fund donations and include cents as contributions.
The item describes water waved bathing suits made from human hair as ornamental rather than practical. Miss Helene Seviele is pictured wearing one to be exhibited in a Paris fashion display in 1925, alongside notes about stockings and other fashion goods. The piece also includes a Santa letter snippet collection from children requesting gifts and small fund donations.
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