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Archive: December 2016 (4 Posts)

Smiling woman dressed in outdoor winter clothes holds a large, old-style camera

New Year’s Cheers

Posted by: Lara Szypszak

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 sequins and bubbly. A glimpse into our collections shows a whole panoply …

Smiling woman dressed in outdoor winter clothes holds a large, old-style camera

All the Trimmings: One Word, Many Pictures

Posted by: Barbara Orbach Natanson

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 little like the best parts of opening a gift: full of surprises and meaning.  The other day, I was meditating on the …

Smiling woman dressed in outdoor winter clothes holds a large, old-style camera

Christmas “Shipping”

Posted by: Jeff Bridgers

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 Henry S. Sawyer Even prior to America’s entry into the First World War, U.S. Navy vessels were pressed into special holiday service …

Smiling woman dressed in outdoor winter clothes holds a large, old-style camera

Double Take: Christmas Tradition

Posted by: Julie Stoner

While recently browsing through the National Photo Company collection, I paused when I saw this photograph. My first thought was “what happened to the top of the tree?” After puzzling about the tree for a while, I looked closer at the gathering of the Dickey family. I had to smile as I have been in …