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Order Number	00072086
Title	Large Shell Santa Claus, view 1
Collection ID	Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection
Location/Accession	N-001-776.1 4x5
Date	1929
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	View 1: A humongous Santa Claus sits in his chair holding an equally enormous book of "Records" - possibly checking his naughty and nice list, while a teeny woman stands atop the book, possibly whispering her wish list in his ear. This larger-than-life Santa Claus was designed and built by the staff at Shell Oil Co.; the location is unknown. Santa Claus is a historical, legendary, and mythical folklore figure that is said to bring presents on Christmas Even 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.
Subject	Santa Claus. Shell Oil Company. Christmas--California--Los Angeles. Holidays--California--Los Angeles. Women--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	Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Photo Collection