Sepia Saturday 104 : 10 December 2011

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I'm going off theme this week with a topic about.....

      "What you might find during December."

            I'll begin from a time long ago....


                   My first photo I'd title..... Gone to the Birds..... but that wouldn't even be close to what's happening here.....


     Oddly enough, this photo is even void of snow.  Is it really December?  Is this actually the Nation's Community Christmas Tree ready to be lighted in Washington, D.C. across the street from the White House? 

Apparently, yes.  The lady is Miss Mable White, and she appears to be more interested in feeding the pigeons; then seeing the Nation's Christmas Tree on December 22, 1938.
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.


Just who is Miss Mable White anyway?

It's quite possible she was officially hired as the head Librarian for $10.00 a week, in December 1920 and held that position until January of 1922, at the Hamilton Public Library located in Hamilton, Missouri.  But there were a good number of women named Miss Mable or (Mabel) White, so it's hard to say for sure.

Moving along to another familiar scene along a lively avenue .....

                Peddlers were everywhere, as this photo from December 19, 1910 shows a rather (Dapper Dan) peddler discussing his wares with onlookers....in New York City.

Seems he has delighted a good many children looking on.  Surely he  hopes they'll spread the word to their parents....
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

                               I wonder what he was trying to sell?



Another common sight all across the world about this time of year.....

  Yes Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus......didn't you know....

    Ah, yes this was a very long time ago.....when the Post Office did an amazing amount of business during the end of the year.  Not so much the case any more.  This decorated truck, equipped with Santa Claus too, was sent to the streets in hopes of urging folks to send their mail early......

The Post Office title this as "A la carte" and Santa was busy spreading the word to mail things early! - Courtesy of Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. - December 10, 1921.

Have you ever felt like this during, or after the month of December?  This was titled, Best on the Tree, painted for Puck Magazine, by Will Houghton, of London, December 12, 1914.  Courtesy of Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

The illustration shows a woman holding cymbals as an ornament hanging from a Christmas tree.

     Yes, December finds a good number of people quite busy.......


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