The illustration that kids were supposed to color this time, however, was much more elaborate. It was part of a contest held by the the Lorain Journal and Times-Herald. The total prize money was $15, with $10 going to the winner who did the best job of coloring and $2 for the second prize. There were also three prizes of one dollar each.
(Don’t feel bad for the kids who only won a buck. Remember a dollar in the Depression year of 1935 had the same buying power as about eighteen bucks now.)
Anyway, it’s a strange illustration to try and color. The Dickensian picture is almost all black already! I’m guessing it was poached out of a book.
At least the kids could color in the large snow-covered tree...white.
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