What’s your guess: Is Santa giving or receiving here? (LOC)

Over the next few weeks of the holiday season, you’ll be receiving single pictures from us, rather than large packages. Today's offering was featured in a Picture This blog post, "Caught Our Eyes: Santa Gets Credentials." It clearly caught a Flickr member's eyes, too—have a look at how he imagined it in color!

 

If you prefer large packages, then take a look at all the holiday related pictures we’ve loaded over the last ten years…

 

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Harris & Ewing, photographer

 

Santa Claus receives aeroplane pilot's license from Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Although there may not be sufficient snow for his reindeer sleigh, Santa Claus will still be able to deliver his load of presents on time this Christmas by using the air route. The old saint called at the Commerce Department in Washington today where he is shown receiving an aeroplane pilot's license from Assistant Secretary of Commerce. for Aeronautics William P. MacCracken, while Clarence M. Young (right) Director of Aeronautics, Department of Commerce, looks on. Airway maps and the assurance that the lights would be burning on the airways Christmas Eve were also given to Santa.

 

[1927 November or December]

 

1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.

 

Notes:

• Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve.

• Date based on date of negatives in same range.

• Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.

• General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec

 

Subjects:

United States.

 

Format:

Glass negatives.

 

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

 

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

 

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hec.34635

 

Call Number: LC-H2- B-2369

 

 

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