Key West Art & Historical Society’s Vintage Christmas Wish

A Vintage Christmas Wish: A group of boys dressed as soldiers stand sentinel for the Convent of Mary Immaculate Christmas Play in 1937, sending holiday cheer to onlookers. (L-R first row) Marley Cramor, Frank Sawyer, George Bean, Louis Aguera, and Clayson White, and (L-R, back row) Nathan Niles, Charles Auxier, and John Smith. From Key West Art & Historical Society’s photograph collection, courtesy of the Collection of Sisters of the Holy Names. To view more of their collection or to make a donation of your own, visit KWAHS.ORG or contact Society Curator Cori Convertito, PhD. at 305.295.6616 x 112. Your Museums. Your Community. It takes an Island.
Children at San Carlos School (now the San Carlos Institute) hold up their holiday message to a delighted audience during their 1954 Christmas play. From Key West Art & Historical Society’s photography collection, courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hartley (Campbell).

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