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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