Santa Claus Born in New York Legend by Irving
The 1809 Knickerbocker History of New York by Washington Irving seeded the Santa Claus myth in America. Clement Clarke Moore and Thomas Nast later shaped the modern Santa, while Moore’s poem and Nast’s images expanded him into the jolly, white whiskered figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Ouigg
United Press
New York
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Europe
Santa
Manhattan Island
Washington Irving
Irving
Clement Clarke Moore
Thomas Nast
Charles W. Jones
Cornell University
United States
Nat
Siigh
Wagon Moore
Manhattan
Moore
Our Mann
North. Pole
Births at Eden Hospital Reported with New Arrivals
Birth notices from Eden Hospital list parents and newborns on December dates across multiple cities. Names include Handa Alvarad, Garrigan Howard, Cornicelli Ralph, Kelly Leo, Linse Leonard, Sakai Kazell, and Tsuramoto Roy. Also listed are Whitfield Mack in Irvington and Stedman Jackie in Newark along with Kalafatis Alex in San Leandro and Jepson Alfred and Smith Ronald in San Lorenzo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden Hospital
Alvarad Handa
Barney
Smith St
Gith Castro
Garrigan
Howard
Watson St
Hayward
Cornicelli
Ralph
Naples St
Kelly
Leo
Second St
Linse
Leonard
Oxford St
Sakai
Kazell
Western Ra
Tsuramoto
Roy
Thelma
Irvington
Whitfield
Mack
Jamestown Ro
Newark
Stedman
Jackie
Zulmida St
San Leandro
Kalafatis
Alex
Drake Ave
Eden Hospital Register Includes Tonsillectomy Patients
Eden Hospital record lists patients discharged or treated for tonsillectomy on December 20. Entries include Hayward Dabney Jean at 21331 Santa Street, Bonnie Graham at 966 Grove Way, Glen Irvington Wyhs Danny and Gary at 708 Lailo Road San Leandro, Scott Crua at 16162 Carolyn Street.
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Eden Hospital
Hayward Dabney
Jean
Santa St
Graham
Bonnie
Grove
Irvington
WYHS
Glen
Neal
Danny
Gary
Lailo Rd
San'leandro
Crua
Scott
Carolyn St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eden Hospital Register
B Street
Revell Hobby
Kay Stanley
NAVAL
U.S
Magnetic Game
Pathfinder Game
Dennis — the Menace
Action Grane
Dr. Doolittle Reg
Frostee Teethers
Dennison
West-Kit ‘Leather Craft
Price
Hollywood Dolls
Gribbage Board
Woop
France
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