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- Santa Stopping at a Food Stand for Refreshment, "Happy Xmas," 1951 - During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchange commercially printed cards wishing one another a Merry or Happy Christmas -- a tradition believed to have started in England in the 1840s. Ruth Murrell, a 20th-century English artist and children's book illustrator, designed this card showing Santa stopping off for refreshments before continuing work on his big night.
- 1951
- Collections - Artifact
Santa Stopping at a Food Stand for Refreshment, "Happy Xmas," 1951
During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchange commercially printed cards wishing one another a Merry or Happy Christmas -- a tradition believed to have started in England in the 1840s. Ruth Murrell, a 20th-century English artist and children's book illustrator, designed this card showing Santa stopping off for refreshments before continuing work on his big night.