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Ann Arbor's Santa, Albert F. Warnhoff, With Nativity Scene He Built For St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, November 1956

Ann Arbor's Santa, Albert F. Warnhoff, With Nativity Scene He Built For St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, November 1956 image
Year:
1956
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 27, 1956
Caption:
'Santa's' Scene: Ann Arbor's "Santa Claus," Albert F. Warnhoff of 1315 Franklin Blvd. looks at the Christmas scene he has fashioned for display in St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital during the Yule season. The figures inside the railing revolve on a turntable in front of the nativity scene. The display will be placed in a downtown store window and later moved to the hospital. Warnhoff has also made a display for use in University Hospital.

Ann Arbor's Santa, Albert F. Warnhoff, Making Delivery of Hand-Made Toys to University Hospital, December 1953 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Ann Arbor's Santa, Albert F. Warnhoff, Making Delivery of Hand-Made Toys to University Hospital, December 1953 image
Year:
1953
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 16, 1953
Caption:
Making His Rounds: Santa's No. 1 helper in the Ann Arbor area, Albert F. Warnhoff of 1315 Franklin Blvd., gets ready for his annual toy-distributing visit to the children's ward at University Hospital. In his 50 years of making Christmas toys as a hobby, Warnhoff has created more than 23,000.

Ann Arbor's Santa Claus, Albert F. Warnhoff, Built Over 100 Churches and Schoolhouses For Needy Children Christmas Gifts, September 1959 Photographer: Doug Fulton

Ann Arbor's Santa Claus, Albert F. Warnhoff, Built Over 100 Churches and Schoolhouses For Needy Children Christmas Gifts, September 1959 image
Year:
1959
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 29, 1959
Caption:
Christmas Preview: Ann Arbor's "Santa Claus," Albert F. Warnhoff of 1315 Franklin Blvd., shows off some of the 100 tiny churches and 100 little red schoolhouses he has built in his basement workshop for sick and/or need children this Christmas.

Ann Arbor's Santa Claus, Albert F. Warnhoff, Named 'Citizen Extraordinary' By Ann Arbor City Council, March 1955

Ann Arbor's Santa Claus, Albert F. Warnhoff, Named 'Citizen Extraordinary' By Ann Arbor City Council, March 1955 image
Year:
1955
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 18, 1955
Caption:
Gets Key To City: Ann Arbor's Santa Claus, Albert F. Warnhoff of 1315 Franklin Blvd., was presented a golden key to the city and named "citizen extraordinary" in connection with his many years of making toys for children at a special meeting of the City Council last night. Warnhoff, displaying the ward, is the first local resident ever to be presented a key to the city.

Albert Warnhoff, Ann Arbor's Santa Claus With Handmade Toys, December 1949

Albert Warnhoff, Ann Arbor's Santa Claus With Handmade Toys, December 1949 image
Year:
1949
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 12, 1949
Caption:
Ann Arbor's spare-time Santa Claus, Albert Warnhoff of 1315 Franklin Blvd., and some of his "helpers" get some of Warnhoff's toys ready for distribution this week to handicapped children at hospitals throughout Michigan. Left to right are Mrs. W. R. Rude of 2433 Whitmore Lake Rd. of the Model Home-makers Club, which donated bedding for doll's beds as well as stuffed toys; Ernest Niethammer of 1705 Abbot Ave., president of the AFL Carpenters' Local 512, which donated dolls for the beds Warnhoff made, and Warnhoff.