Santa Claus filling stockings, Chicago, IL, 1909

Subjects: Children Christmas & Santa
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1909 (Golden Age)

Back of Santa Claus filling stockings, Chicago, IL, 1909, Jessie M. Davis, WI, USA, c. 1909 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

Santa Claus, in a red suit with a pack of toys over his shoulder, tiptoes past a bed where two children sleep. He pulls a toy-filled wagon and has left a sled and other playthings on the floor. The printed caption, "HE FILLED ALL THE STOCKINGS," echoes the closing scene of Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," which helped shape the modern American image of Santa as a sleigh-driving gift-bringer. Christmas postcards were a holiday-sending craze in the United States in the early 1900s, with many printed in Germany.

Postcard Details

Message · English

Hello! Geo. Do you see any thing in that first filled bag that you would care to have? I wrote Sandy to bring you some shirts Brice. Bye-Bye Stalk

PostmarkedDecember 4, 1909 5pm
Chicago, IL

Addressed to

Jessie M. Davis

716 Prairie St Milwaukee, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked	December 4, 1909 5pm, Chicago, IL
Series	No. 943
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Jessie M. Davis, 716 Prairie St, Milwaukee, WI
Publisher	NY
Stamp	10c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Fine cross-hatch texture over the whole image (linen-like finish), narrow white border, light edge and corner wear; copyright line and card number printed in the lower margin. Postmark: CHICAGO ILL. DEC 4 5-PM 1909 / KINZIE STA. — divided-back "Post Card" stock, 1¢ green Franklin stamp, tan textured card; light soiling and corner wear.

Cite this card

Santa Claus filling stockings, Chicago, IL, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/santa-claus-filling-stockings-chicago-il-1909. Accessed November 13, 2026.