Santa Claus holding a toddler, hand-colored photograph – Vintage Photo Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Santa Claus holding a toddler, hand-colored photograph. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Santa Claus holding a toddler, hand-colored photograph
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A hand-colored photograph of Santa Claus cradling a toddler stands out on a board filled with Christmas Santas because the image was tinted by hand, a technique that gave studio portraits a painted warmth. Color was added to black-and-white prints with pigments and brushes, so the red suit, rosy cheeks and soft tones were chosen by an individual artist rather than a machine. Portraits like this were popular for holiday keepsakes in the early twentieth century, when families often sat for a seasonal photo with a department-store or parlor Santa. The gentle pose reflects how the figure was used to reassure children at the time.
| Original scan | 1,534 × 1,800 px · prints to 5 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 100 |
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