Before another Christmas - less of armament and none of war"" – Historic 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Before another Christmas - less of armament and none of war"". An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Before another Christmas - less of armament and none of war""
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Its caption, "Before another Christmas - less of armament and none of war," turns a holiday wish into a plea for peace, and the card's subject tracings pair Christmas with war and arms limitation. The date, December 20, 1921, falls during the Washington Naval Conference, which the Harding administration convened in the capital that November to limit naval armaments among the major powers. The National Photo Company, which made the picture, was documenting Washington's public life in these years, so the print shows how the conference's goals were being put before ordinary people as the year closed.
| Created / published | 1921 December 20. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Subjects | Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. In album: Washington, D.C., Sept. 1919 to Dec. 1921, v. 9, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 47011; 70111. Caption card tracings: Posters; War; Holidays -- Christmas; Arms limitation; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,195 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-119778 |
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