A black and white ink drawing of a jolly round santa claus holding a bag of presents. There is a fireplace mantle behind santa claus with stockings. Each stocking has the name of one of the roosevelt children: quentin, archie, ethel, kermit, ted jr. , alice. The political cartoonist thomas nast created this cartoon of christmas in the white house in 1901. It depicts santa claus placing presents in the roosevelt children's stockings. The inscription reads: "new life in the old house. Don't know when i've felt so at home here. " the cartoon celebrated the american public's excitement regarding the return of a young family to the white house. Keywords: thomas nast; white house; roosevelt family; santa claus; christmas. Depicted Place: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Nassau County, New York. New Life in the Old House (b0667454-7f05-4e0b-b44e-18a0c0545460)
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