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[Sentimental Christmas scenes of children and trees: small girl hiding behind door; woman is arranging toys around small tree on table] – Antique Wall Art

[Sentimental Christmas scenes of children and trees: small girl hiding behind door; woman is arranging toys around small tree on table] — historic photograph
[Sentimental Christmas scenes of children and trees: small girl hiding behind door; woman is arranging toys around small tree on table]. Historic photograph from the Christmas collection.

(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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A small girl peers out from behind a door while a woman arranges toys around a little tabletop tree, a pairing of playful anticipation and quiet preparation. Sentimental Christmas scenes like this were popular around 1914, when photographers and illustrators often posed domestic moments to evoke family warmth and childhood wonder. Tabletop evergreens were a common sight in homes of the period, and their modest size is a reminder that much of the holiday centered on small, personal pleasures rather than elaborate display.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notesc1914.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,263 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-123599

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