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"Ho, Ho, Ho, Little Fellow! You didn't realize Christmas was approaching so rapidly, did you? What may be the largest indoor Christmas tree in the world -- a 60-foot live evergreen weighing six tons -- was dedicated in the Sterling Lindner department…

"Sterling & Welch xmas tree" -- photo verso. The Sterling-Lindner Co. was a combination of 3 smaller stores--the Sterling & Welch Co., the W.B. Davis Co., and the Lindner Co.--each of which was a leader retailer in its own specialty.

"Veteran employees of May's had fun while 21 new memebrs of the 35-Year club were presented with recognition pins at last night's annual Quarter-Century Club dinner at Hotel Carter. More than 500 employees and retired employees of the department…

Photograph taken by prominent Cleveland photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White whose career began in Cleveland.

"Tree in Terminal lobby -- Higbee's 50-foot Christmas tree in the Terminal foyer entrace to the store was brilliantly decorated for the open house. The tree drinks 50 gallons of water a day and actually is growing as it stands there." -- photo verso.

"Danny, 5, and Collee, 9, Majeske, son and daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Majeski, Lakewood look at Christmas displays in Higbee's window."--photo verso.

From inside 1955 Higbee's Christmas display window, looking out at children

Euclid Ave. and Huron intersection decorated for Christmas, with a view of Halle's Department Store, 1936.

Toy soldier Christmas decoration inside Halle's Department Store, 1953.

"Christmas shopping" -- photo verso