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	Santa Claus, Indiana, Post Office Title Santa Claus, Indiana, Post Office Owning Institution Indiana Historical Society Item ID P0411_BOX8_FOLDER13 Description A post office was established in Santa Claus in 1856. In the 1920s postmaster James Martin began to assist Santa in answering letters from children that arrived there. More mail comes through the town at Christmas than in all the rest of the year. Subject Spencer County (Ind.) Post office buildings Storefronts Dirt roads Gasoline pumps Creator Associated Press Date 1931 Time Period 1930s (1930-1939) Geographic Location Indiana--Spencer County--Santa Claus Source Collection Name General Picture Collection Source Collection Number P0411 Digital Collection Name Assorted Images from IHS Collections Digital Collection Number V0002 Format of Original Photographic print Digital Format JPG2000 Destination IN Journey Spencer County Journey Copyright Notice Digital Image © 2009 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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