From lighting a real candle on the branch of an indoor Christmas tree, to a well-dressed family singing carols on a stairwell in the home, this lovely collection of nostalgic photos reveal how children from a bygone era celebrated the festive season.
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A little girl and her Saint Bernard deliver Christmas, ca. 1910s |
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an American Christmas, ca. 1900 |
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Babies on Christmas, 1908 |
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The boy and Christmas tree, 1904 |
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Boy and his sister on Christmas Morning, ca. early 1900s |
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Brothers on Christmas, 1910 |
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Children around a Christmas tree, ca. 1900 |
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Children carrying holly and mistletoe, London, December 1915 |
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Children on Christmas, ca. 1900 |
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Children playing with dolls while their mother lighting the Christmas Tree, 1907 |
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Children with gifts near Christmas tree, 1900 |
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Children with their new dolls on Christmas, 1916 |
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Christmas smiles, 1912 |
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Christmas, 1904 |
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Christmas, 1909 |
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Christmas, 1910 |
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Christmas, Harney County, Oregon, 1900 |
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Kids on Christmas, 1910 |
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Little boy with a Christmas tree, ca. 1900 |
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Little girls with their dolls in sleighs, 1909 |
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The Christmas dolls, ca. early 1900s |
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The Christmas haul, ca. 1900 |