Trading card.

 From the slasher movie Jack Frost.

 Campaign matchbook.

 Santa Kills Snowman

Painting by Ray Lang.
This is an artist's rendition of one of the most sought after holiday postcards. Painted by British artist Ray Lang, the original postcard is difficult to see as it's a HTL meaning "Hold-To-Light" to see a double image when held to the light. It usually goes for around $350-$500. This card is also Exhibit A to the humiliation the snowman was constantly subjected to during a period which all walks of life used our frozen friend as a doormat. Here we see a smug Santa in a red racing convertible about to run over a snowman who is clearly seen grimacing in pain. As a result, this lead to an inordinate amount of post and greeting cards depicting the snowman seeking solace in the bottle and being beginning what experts call his Dean Martin Years when the snowman also was the most used spokesperson for liquor companies.

 Matchbook.

  Matchbook.

Ad for Asbestos.

 Illustration referring to laws aganst destroying snowmen in the Middle Ages.

 De Bry engraving illustratingGerrit de Veer's journal. 1510.

 First snowman used in a political cartoon in print (earlier exist in real life.)

 World's largest stucco snowman.

 First ad using a snowman.

Snowman Factory by Dennis Oppenheim, 1996.

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