Tag Archives: Santa Claus

Chamber of Commerce Collection Christmases

Posted on December 5, 2025 by SCblogger

The images below documenting Davenport’s 1947 and 1950 Christmas parades come from the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center’s “Davenport Chamber of Commerce Photograph Collection” (1986-01). This group of approximately 1,000 images ranging in date from about 1900-1950 was donated to the … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays from Special Collections: The Santa Version

Posted on December 23, 2021 by SCblogger

We are officially in the winter season meaning the holidays are fast approaching! This holiday season, we thought we would share some of our favorite images of Santa for those visitors celebrating Christmas. It is fun to see how our … Continue reading →

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Guess Who’s Coming to Town!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by SCblogger

  Santa likes Davenport, Iowa—probably because we’ve thrown him some pretty good parades over the years.   The Jaycee’s Santa was bigger than life in the 1940s . . .  . . .  But decided he’d rather sit down for … Continue reading →

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