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Dear Santa Letters From Richlands and Bluefield 1907
A collage of Christmas requests from children in Bluefield and nearby towns in December 1907. Youths and girls ask Santa for dolls, trains, jewelry, toys, candy, nuts, and clothing, naming multiple families and locations such as Richlands, Pocahontas, Bluefield, and Monongah, with several dates in December 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands
Santa Claus
Lawrence
Uncle Bob
Thelma and
Gladys
Suilen Hill
Bernard Barrett
P. S. Santa Claus
Bob Dilda
Santa Clause
Kimball
W. Va
Santa
Della Spencer
P. S
Pocahontas
Mildred Foster
Vanita
Thelma Suiter
Mabel
Mama
Elsie Honaker
Virginia Boyd
Charles Dr. Easley
Lelia Barker
Bluefield
Sante Claus
Clyde A. Thornton
Bluefield Ave
Monongah Bluefield
Gladys Thornton
Blanchie Akers
Regina Funan