Festival of Light

* FABULOUS WONDERLAND
* Annual Festival of Light
* DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH, TEXAS

This fairyland, dreqam-come-true picture, from Burk Burnett Plaza, among dazzling skyscrapers is unsurpassed in the nation. It is another first for aristichrome photography. Few cities are endowed with a near-by park, reflecting pool, tranquil shade, spreading sycamores, giant magnolias, dainty flowers or strolling foot-paths.

Welcome from Santa

Santa's Village SKY FOREST, CALIF.

In the San Bernardino Mountain, near Lake Arrowhead.

Santa welcomes all the little people who visit Santa's Village.

postmarked 1956

 

Is There a Santa Claus?

SANTA'S LAND USA

PUTNEY, VERMONT     "Where it's Christmas time all the time."

"Yes Virginia . . . And more than 100,000 visitors a year know I'm here all the time. (Except of course, for my important trip on Christmas Eve!)"  —  SANTA CLAUS

 

Source: Wikipedia

Christmas Gift Wrap

 

We're all wrapped up in Winblad's "Sprite" — wit and whimsy that is N-M's own-alone Christmas gift wrap in the world. Send your spritely gift along, .65 or 1.00 on bulky packages.

Neiman-Marcus     Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston 

Christmas Jewelry Display

Mr. Jeweler:
Make it a must - - order these feature Christmas Displays. Mounted on Red Velvet Base. Wood-carved Santa and Green Velvet Tree.
Yes, all the YULETIDE Spirit to enhance the beauty of rings and watches.

WILLIAM KORN & COMPANY

Designers & Mfgrs., Jewelry Displays

17 - 21 Elm St., Buffalo 3, N. Y.

postmarked 1951

 

Winter Wonderland

The Winter Wonderland of

TRINKAUS MANOR

Restaurant & Lodge

RT. 69, Oriskany, NY

The Magic Castle and the Sleeping Princess, the Fairy Village, the animated 3 Pigs & the BIG BAD WOLF, Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs, Elves & Puppets, Goldilocks, the Candy Tree and many, many of the characters and places that create the Story Book Land that transforms the beautiful gardens of Trinkaus Manor into a Christmas Fairyland. It's our way of saying "Happy Holidays" to all of our friends. Please come and share with us. -----The Trinkaus Family.

Christmas Tree Lane

COME TO THE 

FOREST DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE LANE

For your pleasure and safety at Christmas time choose a young pind — ancient symbol of the ever-loving Christ Child for it is evergreen, evergrowing, everliving. Treated as a fresh cut flower it cannot carry a flame. Select from 50,000 beautiful Scotch pine in strains including French, Austrian Hills, Riga, Spanish and German. Forest open for cutting Nov. 16. Price $1.00 per foot. 3½ miles north of Harrisonville, Missouri on Highway 7.

 

Christmas Card Tree

Clubs and Church Groups

Start 1959 with a full treasury.

Sell Christmas card holders for attractive home displays. These interesting holiday decorations ar four feet high, hold up to 150 cards.

Santa Claus Shop

SANTA CLAUS SHOP

Christmas Cove, Maine

Christmas Tree House

STAGECOACH INN'S

CHRISTMAS TREE HOUSE

Located at the foot of Pikes Peak

642 Manitou Ave.

Manitou Springs, Colorado

postmarked 1962

 

Christmas at Madonna Inn

Madonna Inn

Highway 101 and Madonna Road

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA

GOLD RUSH DINING ROOM

Christmas is a special time at the Madonna Inn. Visit this room during any season or holiday and enjoy decorations personally selected by Phyllis Madonna.

Canadian Whiky Decanter

 

Happy Holidays with  CANADIAN MAC NAUGHTON

Elegantly impressive in its beautiful decanter truly reflects your good taste — whether you give it as a gift or serve it when your friends drop in to wish you a Happy Holiday. 

Miss Saylor's Christmas Chocolate Candy

Santa's advice: "Include Miss Saylor's unusual chocolates in every gift package."

Bell's Blended Scotch Whisky

 

86 PROOF. Blended Scotch Whisky. 

Arthur Bell & Sons, Ltd., Distillers, Perth, Scotland 

 

Christmas Store Window

1945 CHRISTMAS WINDOW AT BREUNER'S

21st and Broadway, Oakland

Home Furnishers Since 1856

"Christmas Dinner on the Farm" is Breuner's 11th old-fashioned, musical, moving Christmas display. The figures are life-size; the scene copies an old-time ranch kitchen of the kind furnished by John Breuner's first store during the Gold Rush and early pioneer days. Breuner's now operates 6 stores in Oakland, Sacramento, Stockton, Vallejo, Richmond, and Berkeley.

 

Candy Christmas Wreath

 

1½ lb. imported and Domestic Candy

Golden Scissors     Handmade Bow

Sturdy 12" Form in Shipping Carton

3 lb. Shipping Weight 

Chapel at Christmas Time

ST. FRANCIS HEALTH RESORT

DENVILLE, NEW JERSEY

 

Daisy Avenue Christmas Trees

LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

Early in the Christmas Season, these live Christmas trees are trimmed with lights; figures telling the Christmas Story are placed around the trees  trees and in the parkway; and choirs sing sacred songs . . . while visitors drive quietly by with dimmed auto lights to enjoy the beauty of the scenes. (Daisy Avenue between Pacific Coast Highway and Hill Street.)

 

Christmas Sleigh & Carriage

FORT WAYNE CARRIAGE/SLEIGH

"Season's Greetings From Fort Wayne"

Horse drawn carriage/Corban Carriage and 155 foot long, 5½ ton lighted Christmas display as photographed in downtown Fort Wayne with every one of its 24,717 bulbs.

©1986 NICK T. NICHOLAS

 

World's Tallest Christmas Tree

THE WORLD'S TALLEST CHRISTMAS TREE

Each Christmas, cooperative efforts of hundreds of individuals as well as civic and business groups, turn the Indianapolis Soldiers and Sailors Monument into aq dazzling Christmas tree. Located in the heart of the downtown area, the display of multi-colored lights attracts thousands of visitors from the middle-west.