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The hardest working man in L.A.?
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Order Number
00072065
Title
The
hardest
working
man
in
L.A.
?
Collection ID
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession
L.A.-Celebrations-Holidays-Christmas
outdoors.
;
S-004-812
4x5
Physical Description
1
photograph
:b&w
Description
Is
this the
hardest-working
man
during
the
winter
holidays
? By the
looks
of this
photo
,
it
appears
so
.
Santa
Claus
,
loaded
down
with a
bag
full
of
toys
,
wipes
sweat
off
his
brow
as he
takes
a
break
next
to a
lily
pond
in an
unidentified
part
of
town
.
Santa
Claus
is
a
historical
,
legendary
, and
mythical
folklore
figure
that
is
said
to
bring
presents
on
Christmas
Eve
or
Christmas
Day
to
children
all
over
the
world
. In
Western
cultures
, he
is
known
as
Saint
Nicholas
,
Father
Christmas
,
Kris
Kringle
, or
simply
just
Santa
. He
is
described
as a
fat
,
jolly
man
wearing
a
red
coat
and
trousers
with
fluffy
white
cuffs
and
collar
, a
black
belt
, and
black
boots
; he
lives
at the
North
Pole
with his
wife
,
Mrs
.
Claus
.
Santa
makes
a
list
of "
naughty
and
nice
"
children
throughout
the
year
, then, his
elves
make
toys
,
which
he
delivers
during
the
night
, with the
aid
of
nine
flying
reindeer
that
pull
his
sleigh
. He
must
have
parked
his
reindeer
out
of
view
in this
shot
.
Subject
Santa Claus.
Water lilies--California--Los Angeles.
Christmas--California--Los Angeles.
Ponds--California--Los Angeles.
Toys--California--Los Angeles.
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
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