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Christmas Eve 1862

Description: Nast shows the wife and husband thinking of each other on Christmas Eve. The illustrations in the top corners show Santa visiting homes and military camps. In the bottom corners are illustrations of the soldiers lives on Christmas Eve. A drawing of George Washingtons tomb is centered under the title of the picture. Graves of Civil War soldiers are centered at the bottom of the illustration.
Origin: 1862-12-24
Created By: Nast, Thomas
Publisher: [New York, Harper's Magazine Co., etc.]
Source: http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc008/id/483
Collection: Civil War Materials
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Subjects: Christmas
Santa Claus
United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Military life
Families
Newspapers

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