Christmas, 1910

DECEMBER 1910 – A family celebrates Christmas in Germany. The small Christmas Tree stands on a table, and a teddy bear is the gift for the baby. Scan © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com

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The story behind the image

This is one of the oldest photos in our family archive. It shows the relations celebrating Christmas in 1910. I scanned the washed out print and restored it in 2021. Home decor and clothes suggest a certain wealth, yet the Christmas Tree is small (at least by todays standards) and there are only very few gifts under the tree. I also like the idea that the teddy bear was a popular gift back then. The object in the back of the table seems to be a desktop clock but upon first glance could confuse it with – a mobile phone! Okay, it’s a bit too big for that but the holes arranged in a 3 x 4 grid could be keys, and the clock could be an extravagant display.

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The high resolution image

Capture Date	26-DEC-1910
Image Source	8.2 x 10.6 cm black & white print
Digital Image Source	EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo
Digital Image Source Format	TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, Adobe RGB
Edited Image Format	JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB
Edited Image Dimensions	3832 x 4940 Pixels
Copyright	Scan © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com