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The children’s Christmas book titled A Visit from Saint Nicholas tells the story of Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, and his visit to a family’s home on the night before Christmas. The story would later be known as The Night Before Christmas.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1862
Santa Claus, labeled “G.O.P.,” reaches to place the “Star of Hope” on top of a Christmas tree trimmed with lemons, marble hearts, a stuffed bear “From Teddy,” two “Little Big Sticks” and a “Big Stick,” a ball of “Promises,” and three balls labeled “Gas, Guff, [and] Wind.” On a nearby table is Joseph Cannon as a “Joe in the Box,” a “Home made frosted cake from Uncle Joe’s Pantry,” and a book of “Fairy Tales by Uncle Sam.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-12-12
Santa Claus kisses a young woman on the cheek, framed by a holly wreath.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-12-06
At center, Father Knickerbocker, a symbolic figure for New York City, welcomes Santa Claus to the underground of New York City. The surrounding vignettes show Santa distributing Christmas presents and planning for next year. The “Angel of Peace” is hoping for an end to the hostilities between Japan and Russia.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-12-21
A jolly Santa Claus sits in a large chair at center with toys at his feet. A family with two little girls, possibly twins, and several children and servants approach him, smiling, on the right. Many nursery rhyme characters approach on the left, looking sad and distressed.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-12-07
Santa Claus reviews his list, his bag of gifts next to him, while sitting in an automobile that is being driven by two women standing on the back, dressed like chauffeurs.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-12-07
President Roosevelt appears as Santa Claus gathering gifts, such as “Consulship, Ambassadorship, Secretary of Navy, Secretary of State, Governorship of Philippines” and others, to place into his bag of Christmas presents, which George B. Cortelyou is holding open. A paper in Cortelyou’s pocket is labeled “Post Master General.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-11-30
Uncle Sam, as Santa Claus with his bag of toys, hands a bag of money labeled “$10,000,000” to a little boy wearing a hat labeled “Panama” and holding a huge ship, some books, one labeled “Ledger,” and towing a model train. A railing on the right divides the space into an area with a Christmas tree and an area without. Hanging on the railing, looking in, are five boys labeled “Colombia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, [and] San Domingo” who are depressed and possibly angered that Santa Claus/Uncle Sam has nothing for them.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-12-23
Many children gather around Santa Claus and his bag of toys.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-12-02
Santa Claus, with coat over left arm and holding a fan, perspiring, offers a bundle of “Education” books labeled “Uncle Sam to the Filipino” to a young Filipino boy, who, with hands behind his back, dubiously looks up at him. Santa’s bag of toys is on the ground between them. Caption: Santa Claus — Phew! I’m glad to oblige Uncle Sam, of course. But next time I come I’ll wear khaki!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902-12-24
Two young women kiss Santa Claus as he enters through a window with his bag of toys.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902-12-03
Santa Claus is pictured in front of the chimney at the White House, where the stockings of the Roosevelt children are hung. Caption: “I don’t know when I’ve felt so at home here!”
1901
President Roosevelt is dressed as Santa Claus and trying to decide Yes or No to the question waiting in the stocking, whether he will arbitrate the Venezuelan Crisis or not. Great Britain, Germany and France look on anxiously from their hiding places under the bed. Caption: An anxious moment for the parties under the bed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-25
Cartoon shows President Roosevelt riding a reindeer as Santa Claus sits atop a sleigh full of coal. Caption reads, “We’ll Make a Hit This Year, Santy.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-09
Andrew Carnegie, dressed as Santa Claus, stands in front of a chimney with his pack full to overflowing with Steel Bonds and buildings including Library, College, and University. Facing him is President Roosevelt, who is hiding behind his back the Christmas stocking of the United States Treasury. A sign on the mantelpiece reads, “$10,000,000.00 Sandy Claus Carnegie to U.S.” Caption: Sandy Claus Carnegie – Well, this is a strange case.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Unknown
Cartoon depicts President Roosevelt as Santa Claus delivering gifts to various stockings labeled after Cabinet departments. Caption: Santa Claus Roosevelt – Perhaps the little Crane boy would rather have this
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12
Kittie Victoria Giffin tells Theodore Roosevelt about a young boy in her area, Robert F. Biggs. Biggs was glad to learn that Roosevelt was real, unlike Santa Claus, but was sad that Roosevelt did not know about him. Giffin promised the young boy that she would write to Roosevelt about him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-23
Margaret Carpenter Thompson Hodenpyl asks Theodore Roosevelt to help bring a Merry Christmas to the “sick and crippled” children of the Fresh Air and Convalescent Home.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-09
David R. Heckler encloses a letter to the editor that he had published in a local newspaper, which he wrote “in good faith and with as little personality” as he could. He would like Theodore Roosevelt’s opinion. A clipping pasted to the letter states that the writing states that the sun is closer to the earth than previously believed, the earth is flat, and that the identity of “Santa H. Claus” is in doubt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-10
A photograph of Devils Tower National Monument appears on the front cover of this issue while the front and back of a Christmas card from the White House Historical Association appears on the back cover. The card depicts the White House, Santa Claus, and the family of Theodore Roosevelt on Christmas morning.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2018-09-18