"Published under the auspices of the Agricultural Committee of the Greater Des Moines Chamber of Commerce with the cooperation of the Iowa State University Center for Agriculture and Economic Development."
Santa's footprints / by Walter Retan.--The Christmas lantern / by Cornelia Spencer [pseud.]--The Pottlebys' Christmas promise / by Gertrude Crampton.--At the stroke of Christmas / by Aileen Fisher.--The music box / by Winifred Bromhall.--Slunkey's Christmas / by E.L. Brock.--The Christmas elf / by Elizabeth Yates.--A gift for Gramps / by Aileen Fisher.--The Christmas tree / by K.B. Shippen.--His birthday / by W.R. Brooks.--The wonderful mistake / by Barbara Chapman.--The wren / by M.R. Walsh
As the Cheyenne and Sioux retreated south toward the 'White Rain (Bighorn) Mountains' following the Battle of Little Bighorn, many of the wounded warriors died. They were laid to rest in their finest clothing admits their cherished belongings atop burial scaffolds or within the branches of strong trees. It was here sorrowful families bid the fallen warriors spirit good-bye as it began its journey across the great divide. (Harbaugh, P., 1982)
Bertha Cunningham is a Western Manitoban artist who has studied at the Banff School of Fine Arts several summers and has painted in Winnipeg for periods under the guidance of members of the School of Fine Art. She paints mainly landscapes. (1969 inventory)
