Santa Monica in Vintage Postcards


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Santa Monica was founded in 1875 and by 1887, the area was caught up in the real estate frenzy of the time with advertisements suggesting that it had "one of the grandest panoramic views the human eye has ever rested on . . . " In over 200 vintage postcards, here is Santa Monica in all its coastal splendor, including views of the bathing beaches, the Roosevelt Highway, and private citizens' beautiful Chinese Gardens.




Vintage Postcards for the Holidays


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Interpersonal Skills and Health Professional Issues, third edition, prepares students for effective communication in a health professional role. The text provides the skills and strategies needed for health professionals to engage and better motivate patients. The text offers an ideal model for nonverbal communication and emphasizes how to read the “unspoken message”. Interpersonal Skills and Health Professional Issues is unique in its comprehensiveness, covering the communications and emotional experiences of the patient world and a framework for multicultural understanding. Case studies and exercises enhance the textbook experience, providing readers with a deeper understanding of how to reach patients and their families.




Santa Catalina Island in Vintage Postcards


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Throughout the years, the 76-square-mile island of Santa Catalina has hosted Native-American tribes, European sailors, American tourists, and even the Chicago Cubs. The island has survived both ecologically and culturally, resisting the temptation of becoming a Coney Island of Los Angeles. Through the work of its residents along with chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr., Santa Catalina Island is as beautiful today as it was when it was discovered in 1542.




Postcards from Santa Claus


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Santa Claus, that most magical of fellows whose very name evokes the spirit of the season, is one of the holiday's most beloved icons. His mere presence manages to narrow generation gaps, brighten cold, dark December days, and elicit the spirit of giving in people everywhere.




100 Christmas Wishes


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A treasure trove of vintage Christmas cards, 100 Christmas Wishes is the perfect holiday treat from the New York Public Library. Every year as the days grow shorter, amidst the holly, cookies, and carols there is another timeless holiday tradition—sending and receiving Christmas cards to and from those you love. 100 Christmas Wishes is a collection of vintage holiday cards, all from the archives of the New York Public Library. The Library houses one of the greatest collections of early Christmas postcards from around the world with thousands of cards depicting every imaginable holiday scene. Archivists selected one hundred of the best cards from the extensive collection to share in 100 Christmas Wishes. From the elegant, gilded Santa Clauses and statuesque angels, to yuletide still lifes, tumbling tots and puppies with bows round their necks, each card is a beautiful celebration of the holiday season. The book also includes six perforated postcards with reproductions of the designs so you too can share a vintage Christmas wish with friends and family on your list. As Rosanne Cash, a patron and friend of the Library as well as a devoted fan of Christmas cards, says in her introduction “This collection of early Christmas postcards, housed for a century in the New York Public Library archives, distills those abiding wishes for the holidays from revelers from long ago and faraway, in a wish for peace, joy, magic, bounty, family, and for light to be shone ‘round the world at Christmas, past and future.’”




The Santa Book


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"Santa Claus has come in many guises as these antique Christmas cards reveal," writes Aggie Gilmore in her introduction to this unique collection of cards from around around the world. Santa has worn yellow. He has worn green. He has worn purple. Before he became fat and jolly, he was lean, even mean. He has traveled on snowshoes, by goat-cart and on a donkey. St. Nick's roots go back to ancient Roman clowns and an early Christian saint from Turkey. His elves hail from Finland. Ms. Gilmore lightly and brightly explains the several versions of Santa featured on Christmas cards since their invention a century and a half ago. Each card here is a small work of art and a window onto Christmas past. The collection can be kept intact, or cards may be detatched.




Vintage Christmas Cards


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Lovers of Victoriana and old-time art will rejoice in these Christmas greetings. Reproduced from rare originals, the 204 cards abound in angels, ruddy-cheeked Santas, cherubic children, and timeless holiday cheer.




Old-Fashioned Santa Claus Cards


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Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like greetings from Santa Claus! Antique cards, most from the turn of the 20th century, offer a unique and jolly way to extend best holiday wishes.




Antique Santa Post Cards


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Old-Fashioned All-Occasion Postcards


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Delightfully nostalgic scenes from vintage sources include: children preparing for Halloween and awaiting Santa, patriotic portraits of Lincoln and Washington, sentimental valentines, plus other holiday greetings. 24 cards.