Ghosts of Christmas Past (1936-1942)


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Boy beside store window display of Christmas ornaments: photographer unknown, December 1941

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Boy looking at store window display of toys: photographer unknown, December 1941

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Christmas trees and wreaths in store window display: photographer unknown, December 1941

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Christmas tree over door of bar on Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: photo by Paul Vanderbilt, December 1938

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Fisherman on the dock, Christmas Day, Charleston, South Carolina: photo by Marion Post Wolcott, December 1938

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Children of H.H.Tripp wrapping presents for Christmas; Tripp operates his mother's farm near Dickens, Iowa: photo by Russell Lee, December 1936

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Christmas raffle in the streets of Cidra, Puerto Rico (the kid and the chicken are the prizes): photo by Edwin Rosskam, December 1937

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Christmas shoppers, Gadsden, Alabama: photo by John Vachon, December 1940

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Christmas shopping crowds on main street of Gadsden, Alabama: photo by John Vachon, December 1940

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Hanging Christmas decorations, Providence, Rhode island: photo by Jack Delano, December 1940

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Christmas trees for sale, Woonsocket, Rhode Island: photo by Jack Delano, December 1940

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Day before Christmas in Greyhound bus terminal, Washington, D.C.: photo by John Vachon, December 1941

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Young lady and naval officer during Christmas rush in Greyhound bus terminal, Washington, D.C.: photo by John Collier, December 1941

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Christmas rush in Greyhound bus terminal, Washington, D.C.: photo by John Collier, December 1941

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Christmas shopping in Woolworth's five and ten cent store, Washington, D.C.: photo by John Collier, December 1941

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Christmas shopping in Woolworth's five and ten cent store, Washington, D.C.: photo by John Collier, December 1941

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Christmas shopping, Radford, Virginia: photo by John Vachon, December 1940

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Wandering Christmas carol singers, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: photo by Jack Delano, December 1941

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Christmas in the home of a government executive, Virginia: photo by John Collier, December 1941

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Children playing with their Christmas toys on a side street, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: photo by Jack Delano, December 1941

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Christmas in the home of a government executive, Virginia: photo by John Collier, December 1941

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Little girl playing with her Christmas presents on a side street, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: photo by Jack Delano, December 1941

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Martinetti grandchild and her Christmas tree, New York, New York: photo by Marjory Collins, December 1942

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Christmas in a Washington, D.C. home: photo by John Collier, December 1941

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Christmas in a Washington, D.C. home: photo by John Collier, December 1941

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Christmas Eve in the church, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico: photo by John Collier, December 1942

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At the bar, merchant seamen's Christmas party at the Andrew Feruseth Club, Christmas Day, New York, New York: photo by Marjory Collins, December 1942

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At the bar, merchant seamen's Christmas party at the Andrew Feruseth Club, Christmas Day, New York, New York: photo by Marjory Collins, December 1942

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Drinking beer at the bar, merchant seamen's Christmas party at the Andrew Feruseth Club, Christmas Day, New York, New York: photo by Marjory Collins, December 1942

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The week before Christmas at R.H. Macy and Company department store, New York, New York: photo by Marjory Collins, December 1942

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Unemployed workers in front of shack with Christmas tree, East 12th Street, New York, New York: photo by Russell Lee, January 1938


Christmas Eve, headlines posted in street-corner window of Brockton Enterprise newspaper office, Brockton, Massachusetts: photo by Jack Delano, December 1940

Photos from Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress