A Modern country-house Christmas, showing that the old-fashioned Yuletide of plum puddings, family reunions, and candle-covered trees, is being supplanted by jazz bands, prohibition beverages, and a frivolous mardi-gras atmosphere – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A Modern country-house Christmas, showing that the old-fashioned Yuletide of plum puddings, family reunions, and candle-covered trees, is being supplanted by jazz bands, prohibition beverages, and a frivolous mardi-gras atmosphere
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Here the holiday is staged as a clash of two eras: plum puddings, family gatherings and candle-lit trees on one side, and a jazz band, illicit drinks and a carnival mood on the other. Dated 1922, it captures a moment when Prohibition, in force since 1920, had pushed drinking behind closed doors and dance music was reshaping American parties. The satire reflects a wider worry among older commentators that the traditional family Christmas was giving way to a louder, more pleasure-seeking style of celebration.
| Medium | 1 item. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1922 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,128 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-125067 |
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