Snapshots of the Past

Christmas – Antique Wall Art

Christmas — historic image
Christmas. Historic image from the Christmas collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

Few images capture their era like this historic image of Christmas. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Christmas

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The record gives only the title, so this picture reads as a general view of the holiday rather than a record of one event. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Christmas was growing into the family-centered festival many people know today, shaped by illustrated magazines, greeting cards, and the spread of the Christmas tree and Santa Claus imagery in the United States and Britain. Images like this often aimed to capture the warmth of home, gift giving, and gathering around a tree or table. Look closely at the domestic details, since they often reveal as much about the period's customs and daily life as about the holiday itself.

Original scan1,800 × 1,208 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi
Reference100 (607)

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