Title	Santa Claus Statue, Santa Claus, Indiana
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
Use Statement	This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: mailto:visualcollections@indianahistory.org
Required Credit Line	Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society
Item ID	P0408_BOX15_SPENCER_COUNTY_SANTA_CLAUS
Description	The town of Santa Claus was platted in 1846 and originally called Santa Fe. There was another Indiana town with that name, so a new name was needed. One legend tells that the name Santa Claus was decided at a community meeting held December 24, 1852.
Subject	Spencer County (Ind.) Santa Claus Land (Santa Claus, Ind.) Statues
Creator	Loge News Co.; Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone: Post Card
Date	Circa 1935
Time Period	1930s (1930-1939)
Geographic Location	Indiana--Spencer County--Santa Claus
Source Collection Name	Indiana Postcard Collection
Source Collection Number	P0408
Digital Collection Name	Assorted Images from IHS Collections
Digital Collection Number	V0002
Format of Original	Postcard, color
Digital Format	JPG2000
Notes	Bicentennial Train image.
Destination IN Journey	Spencer County Journey
Copyright Notice	Digital Image © 2009 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Train	1900-1999, Community (Car 2, Red)
CONTENTdm number	1004
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Santa Claus Statue, Santa Claus, Indiana

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