Panorama of the visit of Santa Claus to the happy children

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Panorama of the visit of Santa Claus to the happy children

The panorama, which contains 25 scenes, is mounted on 2 rollers arranged inside three-piece box so that they can be turned by a key from outside the box causing the panorama to pass across a proscenium arch cut into the top of the box, with accompanying key. Accompanied by a booklet, with caption title "Santa Claus' Panorama," which describes each scene and gives operating instructions and sheet with 29 tickets (16 x 8 cm), and 5 loose tickets, cut from larger sheet of tickets reading: "Santa Claus Panorama. Admit one. Prop'r." (1.5 x 3 cm). Also accompanied by sheet that functions as a playbill: "New and magnificent work of art. Panorama of the visit of Santa Claus to the Happy Children, on exhibtion every evening. Grand matinee every Saturday afternoon, for the ladies and children." (40 x 27 cm).

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English

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Table of Contents

(from Marlborough Rare Books, London bookseller's advertisement): [1]. Children by a river
[2]. Children looking at a bird nesting in an old hat
[3]. A small boy in a crib on wheels, and a Newfoundland dog which has broken its harness
[4]. Two boys pretending to horse-ride
[5]. Children roasting apples on a bonfire
[6]. Boys making head-stands, wrestling, and playing leapfrog
[7]. Boys racing with a dog
[8 skipped in numbering]
[9]. Children playing in barrels
[10]. Children playing with kites
[11]. Boy clambering on to the back of a dog
[12]. Boy about to carry his small sister across a stream
[13]. Chldren playing blind-man's bluff
[14]. Girl pretending to be Little Red Riding Hood, her dog as the wolf
[15]. Child on grandmother's knee learning 'Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man'
[16]. Small girl riding her older brother, the house where they will spend Christmas in the background
[17]. Children playing with bricks, hand-made cart, etc.
[18]. A rabbit and its off-spring
[19]. Boys playing soldiers
[20]. Girl giving a lesson to her pets
[21]. Children playing school
[22 skipped in numbering]
[23]. Children in writing lesson at school
[24]. Children throwing snow balls
[25]. Children receiving Christmas presents from the Christmas tree.

Edition Notes

Title from box lid.

Published in
Springfield, Mass
Other Titles
Visit of Santa Claus to the happy children, Santa Claus' panorama., Panorama of the visit of Santa Claus to the Happy Children, on exhibtion every evening.

Classifications

Library of Congress
PZ7 .P1926 1880

The Physical Object

Pagination
1 boxed panorama

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL31005860M
LCCN
2013657769
OCLC/WorldCat
45955349

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL23168751W

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