Document Type
Correspondence
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Date
1-14-1959
Keywords
Christmas, Belsnickel, photograph, Halifax, Carlisle, Mummers, New Year's Day
Description
A typed letter from Evelyn A. Benson addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 14, 1959. Within, Benson discusses a book called Christmas Holidays: Or a Visit at Home and provides a photograph depicting a "Belsnickel" from a New Year's Day event in Halifax Township in Pennsylvania.
Sender
Evelyn A. Benson
Recipient
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Corresponds to:
Packet 62-6
City
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Transcription
corn shocks on cover
The womans hat in the snapshot is good for verifying the date. Hats of this type in style 1907 or 1908-1911 or 1912.
Language
English
Rights Statement
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Recommended Citation
Benson, Evelyn, "Letter From Evelyn A. Benson to Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 14, 1959" (1959). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 199.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/199
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Comments
A sepia toned photograph depicting a Belsnickel is provided at the end of the letter. The photograph is dated January 1, 1910.