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My husband and I discovered we both saw the same Santa, I was 4, he was 5, both in the 40's. My nana's house in Philadelphia, with my nana, pop pop, aunt Esther, mom, me and sis, in the 50's. Sis and I with Santa, love the felt skirts my mom made and my poppet beads and our pony tails, also in the 50's. Last one is me with 3 of my children in our wild 70's decor living room, I love this one, in the 70's.
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Really great photos.
Nothing says the 70's like the wall paper in the last pic! Lol
You look like you didn't trust that Santa in pic #1 :-)