Description:
"Text transcribed from caption: PC-44928 AIRBORNE SANTA (First of Two Photos)
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas -- No sleigh for Santa in desolate Starr County,
Texas. He flies a light plane, dropping Christmas gifts to the isolated
families below. Santa is the Rev. James Gebhart, a Southern Baptist
missionary to the ranchland families around Rio Grande City in south Texas.
For the past three years he has been flying over the area just before
Christmas Day, delivering his gifts.(SEE ALSO RNS PHOTO PC-44929) Credit Must
Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO By Don Rutledge (DR-GA-11D-73-DS)"
Creator:
Rutledge, Don. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Gebhart, James, Rev.
Topics:
Christmas--Texas--Rio Grande City., Gifts--Texas--Rio Grande City., Planes--Texas--Rio Grande City.
Geographic subjects:
Rio Grande City (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:294509