Raffle for goose at Christmas time – Antique 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Raffle for goose at Christmas time. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Raffle for goose at Christmas time
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A goose raffle is the subject here, a holiday pastime in which tickets were sold for a chance to take home a bird in time for Christmas dinner. The picture comes from the Bain News Service, a New York agency whose glass negatives recorded city street life and everyday customs in the 1900s. The date on the record reads 12/7/10, but the title and date come from unverified notes on the negative, so the exact place and occasion are uncertain. Live-poultry raffles were a familiar seasonal custom, often run by clubs, saloons or churches.
| Created / published | 12/7/10. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch one loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,135 × 5,729 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-4242 |
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