Up on the House Top

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By Lauren Amundson

He may not have had a herd of eight tiny reindeer, but Percival Lowell, dressed here as Santa Claus, didn’t have any trouble finding his way onto the roof of Lowell Observatory’s original library. These images, taken in 1911, show Uncle Percy’s jolly side. Happy Holidays!

 

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