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Horse Christmas tree, 1919 – Antique Print

Horse Christmas tree, 1919, 1919 — historic photograph
Horse Christmas tree, 1919, 1919. 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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Horse Christmas tree, 1919

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A horse takes the place of the evergreen in this 1919 scene, its harness and body apparently dressed up as a Christmas tree. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio based in Washington, D.C., made this 8 by 6 inch glass negative that year, the year after the armistice that ended the First World War. The title comes from the company's own sleeve notation and has not been independently verified, and the plate shows streaks from deterioration of its coating.

Created / published1919
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch six.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan7,130 × 5,521 px · prints to 24 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257893

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