"Santa Claus in Camp"
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Description
Harper’s Weekly became such a mainstay of popular news culture during the Civil War, that the newspaper could make references to its own popularity within its illustrations. Copies of Harper’s are among the presents Santa Claus is handing out to the war-weary soldiers stuck in camp for Christmas in this cover illustration from January 3, 1863.
Title
"Santa Claus in Camp"
Alternative Title
Harper's Weekly
Type
Newspaper
Date
January 3, 1863
Publisher
Harper & Bros.
Coverage
New York, N.Y.
Format
34-41 cm.
Source
Citation
“"Santa Claus in Camp",” The News Media and the Making of America, 1730-1865, accessed December 9, 2023, https://www.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/items/show/125.