1955 Christmas Card

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Scotts’ 1955 Christmas card. Alex, Bucher, and Kate dive to hang ornaments on a coral Christmas “tree” while Carli bobs on the surface in her life vest, holding more ornaments for them.

Excerpt from letter dated February 21, 1956

To answer the question in your recent letter…yes, as usual I made our Christmas cards. As you can see easily enough, I still can’t draw! But I try valiantly.

We all are enjoying skin diving a lot. The reef is about 12 miles from Belize and there is an abundance and variety of fish in the clearest possible of water, which is unmatched in this hemisphere. It’s a lazy sport, floating along with goggles, fins, and a snorkel to breathe through, and simply sight-seeing. The fish are fascinating and come in more sizes, shapes, and colors than I ever could describe.