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- Merry Christmas: 1913
- The colorized Christmas tree is back, 105 years after its debut in Madison Square. Happy holidays from Shorpy!
New York, December 1913. "Christmas tree, Madison Square." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Bain News ... Posted by Dave - 12/25/2018 - 10:15am -
- Office Xmas Party: 1925
- ... a hallowed holiday tradition here at Shorpy: The Office Christmas Party! Which has been going on for 93 years now. Will Clarence in ... desk jobs in the boring adult world. Just WAIT until the Christmas party, though!
The oil can Of course the bear and the cabin ... Posted by Dave - 12/14/2018 - 8:44am -
- Merry Christmas!
- New York, December 1913. "Christmas tree, Madison Square." 8x10 glass negative, G.G. Bain Collection. ... Ahhhhhh!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhh!!!
Ohhhhhhhh!!!
Merry Christmas! Thank you Dave! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Beautiful!
Merry Christmas.
Shorpy ... Posted by Dave - 02/04/2012 - 4:04pm -
- Our Lady of Lourdes School
- ... did have a annual spring play using the stage and we had a Christmas concert. There was a way into the church from the back of the school. ... are my most vivid memories of the school. The spring and Christmas plays that were held each year. Recess outside during lunchtime. ... Posted by Dave - 02/14/2017 - 11:50am -
- There Was a Crooked House: 1962
- ... roll film. Also is the Kodak Brownie Starmite I got for Christmas 1961 that could at last let me shoot 2x2 color slides, but not time ... Posted by tterrace - 07/11/2019 - 1:26pm -
- Southdale Center: 1956
- ... Cafe, and oh so many shops! I shopped there for all my Christmas gifts, and worked there in my teen years. We didn't hang out there ... Posted by Dave - 02/09/2019 - 3:36pm -
- Merry Christmas From 1954
- We're all dolled up for Christmas Day and a visit by my godmother and her family. She's in front ... all shades of purple. From all of us to all of you: Merry Christmas!
Wonderful news Mal!
Merry Christmas Shorpy Friends Made it home for Christmas Eve, surgery went well. ... Posted by tterrace - 09/29/2011 - 6:18pm -
- Christmas in Miami: 1954
- ... worth reheating over the Shorpy Duraflame.
"Christmas 1954." My grandmother Sarah Hall (1904-2000) in her living room in ... also made the curtains. She was, needless to say, big on Christmas. 35mm Kodachrome slide. View full size.
A lovely lady and ... Posted by Dave - 12/21/2017 - 12:05pm -
- Brattleboro Blizzard: 1940
- ... And I see an umbrella. In winter!
"Merry Christmas, Bedford Falls" This photo reminds me of the climax of "It's ... when Jimmy Stewart runs through town, shouting, "Merry Christmas, Bedford Falls!" I believe Seneca Falls claims to be the inspiration ... Posted by Dave - 05/08/2019 - 1:26pm -
- Multipurpose Room: 1940
- ... like this was when I visited relatives in Quebec one Christmas. No thanks; it's the sunny South for me.
Icicles on the eaves ... Posted by Dave - 05/21/2019 - 7:32pm -
- Christmas Story: 1953
- Christmas 1953. Oak Park, Illinois. My cousin Tom experiencing the thrill of ... family shot. WOW! what great memories. Thank you and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Tinsel Hazards Here's a question for ... enough (1957)for me to buy the thing I'd always wanted for Christmas but, because I was a girl, never got. Unfortunately, he was still at ... Posted by der_bingle - 12/09/2008 - 6:58pm -
- Little Italy: 1900
- ... have a cellphone. Thanks for this fascinating picture.
Christmas Pilgrimage My wife's family is originally from New York and part of the holiday ritual is a trip to Mulberry Street each Christmas Eve to procure the goodies for a proper Holiday meal. Alleva Dairy, ... Posted by Dave - 07/18/2012 - 3:33pm -
- Going to Town: 1940
- ... lovely town.
A Festive Note What a great Christmas card this would make. Perhaps Shorpy should branch out from selling ... Posted by Dave - 05/13/2019 - 9:38pm -
- Old-School Tree: 1962
- ... trees can't hold a candle to a classic, heirloom festooned Christmas tree. Great photo!
P.S. I enjoy your family photos a great deal. Keep them coming.
No more Christmas trees? It's nice to see a real Christmas tree after looking for ... Posted by tterrace - 12/07/2018 - 3:52pm -
- 30 Rock: 1933
- ... are very dramatic. When I was a small child, at Christmas, my family would go to the Christmas Pageant at Radio City Music Hall every year, and then attend Midnight ... Posted by Dave - 07/17/2012 - 10:22pm -
- The Last Yule Log: 1984
- December 24, 1984. My father's last Christmas Eve, twenty-five years ago this week. View full size.
Love ... it means a lot to me and it's not my father.
Merry Christmas!
Great one What a touching picture, tterrace. Is that house ... Posted by tterrace - 12/11/2016 - 2:15pm -
- Southside Easter: 1941
- ... so I left it there. My husband bought it for me for Christmas that same year. I fell in love with "my boys" (as I call them) as ... Posted by Dave - 11/16/2018 - 11:06pm -
- Susie, Susie, Susie, Susie: 1950
- ... over the past 21 years. It is captioned "Susie at home for Christmas 1950". You can learn to "free-view" this digital version by giving ... stop looking at little Susie triking past that see-through Christmas tree, the icicles nearly brushing her face. It's awesome. What a ... Posted by Joseph M Hohmann - 02/20/2019 - 2:22pm -
- The Andrews Family: 1941
- ... about Peter's grand-nephew.
Manuel Andrews of Christmas Tree fame On the far right is the Manuel Andrews, who was featured previously in front of his Christmas tree:
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The family of ... Posted by Dave - 03/05/2019 - 11:52am -
- Christmas Special: 1962
- ... 1962 and family and friends have gathered for a near-Christmas dinner. I've just gotten my first 35mm camera, a Kodak Retinette, and ... still in his supermarket work garb, so it's obviously not Christmas day. Next to me in front are Aunt Grace and Uncle Jack, my mother's ... Posted by tterrace - 12/24/2015 - 3:54pm -
- Christmas With Wilbur and Orville: 1900
- December 1900. Christmas tree in the home of Wilbur and Orville Wright at 7 Hawthorn Street in ... There's a lot of detail here for fans of old-school Christmas decoration. Zoom the gifts. Update: Niece Bertha is shown ... dish set in a different room or house.
Candles on a Christmas tree... ... has got to be the most optimistic decoration ever.
... Posted by Dave - 01/16/2008 - 5:15pm -
- Noel, Iola: 1944
- ... more of Iola's life story.
"STONE WOMAN" ENJOYS
CHRISTMAS PREPAREDNESS
CHICAGO (Dec. 23, ... Theron V. Warren and little nephew Herbert Taylor trim Christmas tree.
Shorpy first lady Iola Swinnerton some 20 years ... Posted by Dave - 12/12/2018 - 12:20pm -
- Buffalo Christmas: 1917
- Christmas in Buffalo, NY. 1917. The year is a guesstimate based on the birth ... Posted by bhappel - 01/14/2019 - 1:31pm -
- White Christmas: 1954
- ... Another stocking-stuffer from the Shorpy Christmas closet:
Christmas 1954. My grandmother Sarah Hall (1904-2000, last seen here ) and ... Posted by Dave - 12/21/2017 - 12:15pm -
- Railroad Avenue: 1925
- ... of that old bakery.
To think, my uncles used to sell Christmas trees right up the street from the above photo!! At the parking lot where the old Highland Theatre used to be. Every Christmas they were out there and almost froze to death selling those trees, ... Posted by Dave - 05/19/2018 - 8:05pm -
- Christmas Story: 1919
- December 1919. "Baker Christmas tree." Secretary of War Newton Baker, wife Elizabeth and children ... that today.
Contest Entry? A neighborhood Clumsy Christmas Tree Contest is the only reasonable explanation for this grotesque ... like little Jack got the 1919 equivalent of an iPod for Christmas.
Charlie Brown called and he wants his tree back. I don't mean ... Posted by Dave - 09/13/2011 - 4:34pm -
- A Poor Diet: 1936
- December 1936: "Christmas dinner in home of Earl Pauley near Smithfield, Iowa. Dinner consisted ... by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
Christmas Dinner Makes me want to cry.
- Calli.
Christmas Dinner It's sad
I bet that pie tasted sweet I bet that pie ... Posted by Dave - 09/07/2011 - 9:43pm -
- From All of Us: 1921
- Washington, D.C. "Dickey Christmas tree, 1921." Our annual holiday card featuring the family of lawyer ... trees Wow. It never ceases to amaze me how different Christmas trees looked back in the day. I don't mean the decorations, I mean ... that have been posted here that I'm curious.
Conical Christmas This photo makes me wonder - When did the current "pointy ... Posted by Dave - 04/29/2014 - 1:44pm -
- Leaving Town: 1959
- ... Street View.
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A Christmas Story. Hammond, Indiana, was the home of Jean Shepherd, and locale ... Posted by Cazzorla - 05/27/2014 - 10:33am -
- Lionel Lines: 1946
- ... this 35mm Kodachrome of Jim and Jack Hardman and their Christmas train set in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. View full size.
... in the attic, basement or under the bed, get them out for Christmas, oil them and run them.
Speaking of Smoke I believe the little ... Posted by Sparkplug - 12/01/2018 - 9:50am -
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