Double Take: Christmas Tradition
While recently browsing through the National Photo Company collection, I paused when I saw this photograph. Dickey Christmas tree, 1913. Photo by National Photo Company, 1913....
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Hurrah! Hurrah for the Christmas Ship As it starts across the sea With its load of gifts and its greater load Of loving sympathy. –“Hurrah! Hurrah for the Christmas Ship,” song written and composed by...
View ArticleAll the Trimmings: One Word, Many Pictures
I find the relationship between words and pictures endlessly intriguing. Sometimes I type a single word into the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog simply to see what variety it turns up. It’s a...
View ArticleNew Year’s Cheers
Whether you observe the end of a year or the coming of a new one, you probably have a way you like to celebrate. I spend my New Year’s Eve cozy at home with a good cup of cocoa, but others may choose...
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