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This black and white, 8" X 10" image shows a young child wearing pajamas looking up into a fireplace chimney, presumably in association with the arrival of Santa Claus for Christmas. Stockings are hung on the mantel, and toys are scattered about on…

Photo #21 in the Treasure Box. Seen in this image are a woman, left, and a man, center, with a young girl, right, who appears to be holding a cat. The woman leans against a front-gabled building that was likely a store. The man and girl stand at the…

Reel #27 of the home movies in the Palmer Blair Collection features footage of the Blair children looking over dolls and toys they have received for Christmas in the Blair home on Poplar Hill Drive. Florence Rives, their grandmother, can be seen…

Reel #23 of the home movies in the Palmer Blair Collection begins with Palmer Blair, Jr., trying on knight armor on Christmas morning, 1955, followed by footage of Sharon Blair on a rocking horse. Palmer, Jr., also tries his hand at boxing gloves…

Reel #22 of the home movies in the Palmer Blair Collection begins with Palmer Blair, Jr., opening his new Prince Valiant outfit in front of the Christmas tree on Christmas Day, 1954. Also present on the reel is Sharon Blair sitting on the lap of…

Reel #18 of the home movies in the Palmer Blair Collection begins with a survey of opened Christmas gifts under the Christmas tree. Footage then transitions to Palmer Blair, Jr., playing with some of his new toys, including a new bicycle. Palmer,…

Reel #17 of the home movies in the Palmer Blair Collection begins with footage of Palmer Blair, Jr., dressed in his cowboy outfit, opening gifts by the Christmas tree along with a slightly older girl--probably a cousin--dressed in a cowgirl outfit.…

Reel #12 of the home movies in the Palmer Blair Collection features footage of Sarah Lynn Blair and Palmer Blair, Jr., opening Christmas gifts in front of a Christmas tree. This footage appears to be from the year following Pal-Bla-9-11.This film can…

Reel #11 of the home movies in the Palmer Blair Collection features footage of Sarah Lynn Blair and Palmer Blair, Jr., opening Christmas gifts in front of a Christmas tree. Other unidentified relatives assist with opening gifts.This film can be seen…

Reel #5 of the home movies in the Palmer Blair Collection shows footage of a Christmas celebration at an unidentified home believed to belong to friends of the Blairs, probably in the early 1950s. The focus of the film is a young boy playing with…