Christmas morning in the sunny South – Vintage 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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Christmas morning in the sunny South comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Christmas morning in the sunny South
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Christmas morning in the sunny South" presents a holiday scene in which children are gathered with books, a sentimental domestic subject that was popular in the 1890s. The print is credited to J.H. (John H.) Tarbell and dated about 1897, a period when photographers often staged genre scenes meant to evoke warm family life and regional character. Some of the subject headings in its record use language that is outdated and reflects how the picture was cataloged at the time, not how people would describe it today. The record notes that its data is unverified and comes from an old caption card, so the specifics of the setting and the sitters are best read with that caution in mind.
| Created / published | c1897. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Copyright by J.H. (John H.) Tarbell This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Children--Reading; Children--Sentimental; Negroes--Domestic Life; Photog. I.; Holidays--Christmas; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,119 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-138762 |
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