Puck Christmas 1905
Subject(s): Christmas, Kissing, Santa Claus, Santa Claus (Fictitious character), Women, Wreaths
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Santa Claus kisses a young woman on the cheek, framed by a holly wreath.
Comments and Context
The versatile cartoonist Carl Hassmann, resting from his stark depictions of impending doom, reprises his cover-artist role from the recent Thanksgiving holiday: a cheery, poster-like composition. A holly wreath is obligatory, but his Santa Claus waits not for a mistletoe.
Hassman was an Austrian immigrant who returned to Vienna after several years of drawing for Puck. In his fatherland he was know more as a painter, and those sensibilities are evident in his pen-and-ink work for Puck.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1905-12-06
Creator(s)
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Puck Christmas 1905. [December 6, 1905]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278467. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hassmann, Carl, 1869-1933. Puck Christmas 1905. [6 Dec. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 14, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278467.
APA:
Hassmann, Carl, 1869-1933., [1905, December 6]. Puck Christmas 1905.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278467.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 14, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
