Santa smokes a pipe #50

We've seen him before, but this is my annual Christmas Day post.

"Santa Claus" by Charles Bush (1867) (Santa #49)

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"Hello Little One" by Thomas Nast (1884) (Santa #48)

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Santa smokes a pipe #47 (date unknown, Finland)

Santa smokes a pipe #46 (date unknown)

Santa smokes a pipe #45 (early 1900s)

Santa smokes a pipe #44 (date unknown)

Santa smokes a pipe #43 (1920)

The problem with the world today is that almost everyone who reads this is immediately going to think of making a dirty joke about it--that's how cynical we are, and it's our loss.

Santa smokes a pipe #42 (1919)

Another Santa from 1919. This time Santa has spent a little too much time taking a pipe break and is about to get caught!

Santa smokes a pipe #41 (1919)

Another Santa with a somewhat sly and off-putting grin. Possibly the same artist as the creepy Santa from several days ago? From 1919.

Santa smokes a pipe #40 (1916)

Santa smokes a pipe #39 (1915)

Santa smokes a pipe #38 (1915)

Santa smokes a pipe #37 (1913)

Santa smokes a pipe #36 (1911)

Santa smokes a pipe #35 (1909)

Santa smokes a pipe #34 (1908)

Santa smokes a pipe #33 (1914)

Santa smokes a pipe #32 (1912)

Santa smokes a pipe #31 (1911)

Santa smokes a pipe #30 (1910)

I've seen this one before, and skipped over it because this is one creepy-looking Santa. But now I'm sharing it with you. From 1910.

Santa smokes a pipe #29 (1910)

A rather grumpy-looking Santa from 1910.

Santa smokes a pipe #28 (1910)

Santa with a clay from 1910.

Santa smokes a pipe #27 (1910)

I am trying not to post any duplicates of images already posted. This one looks awfully familiar, but in looking through my old posts I don't think it's a duplicate. Santa with a porcelain-bowl pipe from 1910.

Santa smokes a pipe #26 (1908)

In keeping with a previous custom of posting vintage pictures of Santa Claus smoking a pipe, here is the first one of this year for your enjoyment.