[Sentimental Christmas scenes of children and trees: 2 small girls in nightgowns looking at decorated tree; dolls, chair and carriage] – Antique Print
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(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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[Sentimental Christmas scenes of children and trees: 2 small girls in nightgowns looking at decorated tree; dolls, chair and carriage] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Sentimental Christmas scenes of children and trees: 2 small girls in nightgowns looking at decorated tree; dolls, chair and carriage]
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Two small girls in nightgowns stand before a lit and decorated Christmas tree, with dolls, a chair and a toy carriage gathered nearby. The scene belongs to a sentimental genre of American Christmas pictures that flourished around the turn of the 20th century, when home trees, gifts for children and the idea of the family hearth were becoming central to how the holiday was celebrated. Photographs like this one were often staged, with props arranged to suggest a child's delight and innocence, and they circulated widely in popular print form. The dating to about 1901 places it at the height of that fashion.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | c1901. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,756 × 1,500 px · prints to 6 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-123598 |
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