Martin Digital History

Exchanging Christmas gifts, 1953

Item

Title

Exchanging Christmas gifts, 1953

Description

Portrait of a couple in front of a Christmas tree as they exchange gifts. The couple may be Rev. Valorous Lloyd Clear (1883-1958) and Hattie Cockley Clear (1884-1968). The Rev. Clear and his wife, Hattie, were the parents of Zola Swarthout (1906-1967) and Charles Val Clear (1919-1966) and became winter residents of Jensen Beach in the early 1950s.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 4x5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-020-er-001
2025.020

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Exchanging Christmas gifts, 1953,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/14807.