Los Angeles Times advertisement of free candy to children, ca., 1910s.

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

Los Angeles Times advertisement of free candy to children, ca., 1910s.

Entry/Object ID

2017.24.1.1

Description

Los Angeles Times advertisement of free candy to children. ca. 1910s. An advertisement with a drawing of the 3 reindeer, 2 adults and a baby, in the snow. Behind them is the sun setting behind snow covered mountains. Typed in the bottom is "Prancer- Mrs. Prancer and little Prancer in their North Pole home. The reverse says if a child writes to Santa Clause, care of Los Angeles Times, then Santa will respond with a piece of Mrs. Clause taffy. It also informs the children that they could drop the letter off at the Los Angeles Times office and see a real totem pole gifted to them by Santa. According to seller, this advertisement is from the 1910s. This artifact is in good condition.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ad, Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Ad, Print

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects