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Jamieson’s Bookstore, 1895: Santa’s Headquarters
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Jamieson’s Bookstore, 1895: Santa’s Headquarters

December 24, 2017December 22, 2017 agreeableplace

This splendid full-page ad is from Robert Jamieson’s bookstore in Victoria, 1895. (Click to enlarge.)

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