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Letters to Santa Claus From His Little Friends
A compilation of children from Patoka Illinois dated December 1927 writing to Santa Claus with requests for toys, dolls, guns, cars, crafts and candy. The letters reveal a charming snapshot of Christmas wish lists from multiple young writers, including Betty Emerson, Rex Gaston, Paul Walker, Nijol Wagstaff, and others.
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Santa Claus
Betty Lavone Emerson
Vernon
Illinois
Mildred Belcher
Vernon, Ill
North Pole
Santa
Gene
St. Elmo
John Robert Bicknell