1 Christmas Treasure Hunt - The Fireplace

Item

Title
1 Christmas Treasure Hunt - The Fireplace
Caption
Donald sends Dickie on a treasure hunt for his Xmas present! 12/34 On the mantal in the living room.
Identifier
WFA_138
Alternative Identifier
1
Description
Hand drawing of the fireplace in the Willmott home on the WCUU campus with vases, candlesticks and fire implements. An arrow shows where the clue is hidden.
Commentary
Lacking television, private radios, or cell phones, children of missionaries devised their own means of entertainment. Donald Willmott (age 9) created this fun game for his younger brother Richard Willmott (age 4). The artifacts in the drawings match those seen in photographs and that remain in the family, so this series shows the inside of a missionary household.
Creator
Donald Earl Willmott
Date Created
1934-12-25
Location
Chengdu, Sichuan
Geonames
https://www.geonames.org/1815286/chengdu.html
Original Format
Photographic Print
Relation
2 Christmas Treasure Hunt - The Dining Room Table
3 Christmas Treasure Hunt - The Dining Room Buffet
4 Christmas Treasure Hunt - Behind the Piano
5 Christmas Treasure Hunt - On Book Case
6 Christmas Treasure Hunt - In the Pantry
Source
Cory Willmott
Provenance
Passed down from K & E Willmott to Don Willmott, and then to Cory Willmott. Digitized in 2008 by Elizabeth Willmott.
Access Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher
SIUE
Record Date
2026-02-17
Contributor
Cory Willmott
Type
Still Image
Item sets
Willmott Family Archives
Media
WFC_138_DEW_1934_Xmas_Treasure_Hunt_1.jpg

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