Martin Digital History

Santa Claus visits classroom, 1954

Item

Title

Santa Claus visits classroom, 1954

Description

Class portrait with Santa Claus. Published in the Stuart News (23 Dec 1954) with the caption: "Oh, boy, did we have fun! Santa came to school. Right to our First Grade at Stuart School where teacher Peggy Jones and Mrs. Taylor, our room mother, told us he would because we had all been good boys and girls. One boy said Santa sounded a lot like Mr. Robert Hill. Maybe they're related."

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Publisher

Stuart News (Stuart, Fla.)

Date

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white negative; 4x5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-020-er-296
2025.020

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Santa Claus visits classroom, 1954,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/15187.