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Toy Department Skandia Hardware 1950

May 20, 2020Janet

Source:  Rockford Register Republic, Dec. 18, 1950, p. 27.

Advertising, Business, Departments, Entertainment, General, Newspapers 7th Street and 3rd Avenue, advertisement, Christmas, Crafts, gifts, hardware, Hardware store, housewares, Kitchen gifts, Newspaper ad, Santa Claus, Skandia, Tools, Toys

“Christmas Bazaar at St. Stanislaus” – 12/6/1957

June 13, 2017Jan

Source: Rockford Labor News    12/6/ 1957

Churches, General, Holiday 1957, at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Christmas Bazaar, Mrs. John Jaronowski, Mrs. Joseph Godleski, open following masses, Santa Claus, women's league

Children’s Party Santa at Camp Grant – 1943

December 11, 2015Jan

Santa Camp G

Source:  The Sentinel, Dec. 28, 1943

Camp Grant, General, Military 1943, Brian Muchow, Brig. Gen. James E. Baylis, Camp Commander, Camp Grant, First Sgt. Harold Muchow, Santa Claus, service club, U.S.Army Signal Corps photo

Christmas – 1969 Guilford HS

December 1, 2014Jan

Nihan Castrogiovanni

Santa Claus and his favorite elf pay a visit to the 1968 Junior Prom.  [Nancy Nihan and Joey Castrogiovanni]

Source: 1969 Guilford High School Yearbook

Events, General, Holiday, Schools favorite elf, Joey Castrogiovanni, Junior Prom, Nancy Nihan, Santa Claus

Sky-diving Santa – 1965

November 8, 2014Jan

Sky diving Santa

Source: Rockford Morning Star 12/29/1965

General, Holiday Al Holtey, Bill Fleming, Carl Salmons, Cornelius O'Rourke, Donald Bryant, Ernest Bacilek, Irving Bowman, John English, North Towne Shopping Center, Santa Claus, Sky Driving Santa, Wesley Johnson

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