![Photo Credit: Los Angeles Public Library](http://www.historybyzim.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Christmas-catcus.jpg)
Photo Credit: Los Angeles Public Library
A young woman dressed in jodhpurs and riding boots stands on a ladder next to a tall, three-armed, saguaro cactus to place Christmas decorations that are handed to her by another young woman in 1931. The saguaro is already decorated with bulbs, tinsel and Christmas stars. Other desert plants – aloes and jumping cholla – surround the cactus.
![Photo Credit: Los Angeles Public Library](http://www.historybyzim.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Christmas-catcus-2.jpg)
Photo Credit: Los Angeles Public Library
A young woman stands on a ladder next to a tall, three-armed, saguaro cactus to place Christmas decorations that are handed to her by two people dressed in jodhpurs and riding boots in 1931. The saguaro is already decorated with bulbs, tinsel and Christmas stars. Other desert plants – aloes and jumping cholla – surround the cactus.