Christmas goose – Vintage Wall Art
(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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This historic photograph of Christmas goose brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Christmas goose
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This photograph, dated January 7, 1941, shows a goose tied to the holiday season of 1940, when London was living under German air raids and wartime food controls. British food rationing was in force by then, so a bird like this stood out as a festive treat that had to be found through the wartime food supply. Pictures of ordinary soldiers with holiday food were often used to show civilian and military morale in the Blitz years, and the mix of a traditional Christmas meal with men in uniform captures how wartime London tried to keep its customs alive.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1941 Jan 7. |
| Subjects | World War, 1939-1945--England--London. Christmas--1940-1950. Soldiers--British--England--London--1940-1950. Geese--England--London--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,278 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-198973 |
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