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Santa Letters From Eight Year Olds Across The Town
A collection of handwritten Christmas requests from children ages seven to ten. They ask for dolls, trains, bicycles, toys, candy, fruit, a Christmas tree, books, games, and sometimes school concert attendance. Several names appear including Victor Travis Arnim, Margret Janssen, Adela Ellweghausen, and Ester Czerkus.
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Santa Claus
Ester Czerkus
Oscar
Santa
Granta
Lillie Krueger