Snapshots of the Past

Smiling boy in hat holding crate of apples – Vintage Print

Smiling boy in hat holding crate of apples — historic image
Smiling boy in hat holding crate of apples. Historic image from the Thanksgiving collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

A window into the past: Smiling boy in hat holding crate of apples, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.

Smiling boy in hat holding crate of apples

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A boy in a wide-brimmed hat grins as he hugs a wooden crate of apples, the kind of harvest-season moment that fit neatly under a Thanksgiving theme. Pictures like this were often taken on farms, at markets or in small-town orchards, where children helped with the fall crop and photographers liked to capture them proudly at work. The crate, the rough clothing and the loose, open pose all point to a working day rather than a staged holiday table. Looking closely, the apples and the boy's expression say as much about rural family life as they do about the holiday itself.

Original scan5,000 × 3,546 px · prints to 17 × 12 in at 300 dpi
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