Santa Claus soaking his feet, December 1940

• Main Author: Staff Photographer Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Holidays; Sleeping; Santa Claus; North Pole
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/6636

On Christmas night in 1940, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer gave several accounts of Santa Claus' long day. The police reporter noted that Santa was "unacountably missing" from the North Pole for twelve hours. A foreign correspondent reported that German anti-aircraft fire had wounded three of Santa's reindeer. The society editor noted that Santa had gotten home safely and was about to leave for a restful vacation. This December 1940 photo shows an exhausted Santa Claus bathing his tired feet in a hot mustard bath. 1 negative: safety film, b&w; 4 x 5 in.