A Christmas address by Uncle"" – Vintage Print
(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 rare historic photograph captures A Christmas address by Uncle"" in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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A Christmas address by Uncle""
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The title breaks off after "Uncle," but it points to a figure who was a familiar stand-in for the nation: Uncle Sam, often shown in staged or costumed scenes for holiday greetings. The Library of Congress dates the print to the 191- decade, roughly the 1910s, when studio tableaux and illustrated Christmas cards were popular ways to deliver sentimental or patriotic messages. Because the record gives no photographer or sitter, the image is best read as part of that wider holiday custom, in which familiar national symbols were used to address a home audience.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 191-? |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,068 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-125311 |
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