Christmas Collection (page 14)

Nancy Mitford, formal studio portrait. With description, The Hon. Nancy Mitford; Whose latest novel, "Christmas Pudding" was seasonably published a month or so ago

Photograph of woman modelling opossum fur. With description, The Importance of Opossum; Our photograph shows a quaint pelerine scarf of pure white ermine

Caricature illustration of Father Christmas, having crashed his plane and dropped his toys in a child's room, by G E Studdy. Captioned, Held over from our Christmas issue'

Daughter Christmas, colour illustration by E F Sherie, showing daughter in red, alighting plane assisted by pilot. Captioned, A Welcome Amendment to an obsolete claus'

Caricature illustration, captioned Too Much Christmas, by W Heath Robinson. Showing old woman in shawl by river bank, telling off trees

A Christmas advert for Bird's Custard. Date: 1943

Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes, featuring a festive sprig of holly. Date: 1943

The front cover of Britannia and Eve from December 1943. Date: 1943

Christmas card, Miss Dolly stands in the corner
Victorian Christmas card, girl tells Miss Dolly to stand in the corner, Santa Claus waits to wish her a Merry Christmas Date: 19th century

Advert, W H Smith, Ideas for Yuletide Gifts Date: 1911

Christmas Festivities for Children at The Savoy Hotel, Londo
Christmas Festivities for the Children at The Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1911

Reverse of George V & Queen Mary Christmas card
This card was contained in a tin of tobacco and chocolates given to troops at Christmas 1914. Sailors had a card with the King in Naval uniform

George V & Queen Mary Christmas Card
This card was contained in a tin of tobacco and chocolates given to troops at Christmas 1914. Sailors had a card with the King in Naval uniform. WW1 Date: 1914

Father Christmas with sack of toys
Christmas card, Father Christmas with a sack of toys Date: circa 1890

Grandfather's Dream of Christmas Date: 1858

Advert, A W Gamage Ltd, Holborn, London, Steam Engines and Model Railway Trains Date: 1908

High Street, Hornsey, London N8. Date: 1903

Young lady - large bow-festooned hat and elegant velvet coat
A young lady in a large bow-festooned hat and elegant velvet coat smiles out a greeting through the falling winter snow. Date: circa 1907

Llanfair Caereinion - Looking North - personalised Christmas and New Year greetings postcard sent by Mr and Mrs C W Humphreys 1903-4 Date: 1903

Butcher's Christmas Window display. Date: 1960

A Piggy Christmas Card
An unusual Victorian Christmas Greetings card. The artist is only known by his initials RD Date: circa 1880

1902 Christmas Card Advetisement
C W Faulkner were prolific publishers of postcards and greetings cards in the early 1900s. This is a cover of an advertising card used to promote their new designs in 1902 Date: 1902

The Snowman family
Heavily embossed Christmas postcard depicting a rather grumpy family of snowmen Date: 1912

Actor in early to mid 19th century military costume
An unnamed actor in early to mid 19th century military costume poses for a studio photograph. The photograph was taken in late November

William the Conqueror crowned at Westminster Abbey, London. Date: 25th December 1066

Man with bucket and rope ladder on a Christmas card
Man with a bucket and a rope ladder on a Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Santa Claus with a doll on a Christmas card
Santa Claus with a doll and a rope ladder on a Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Late Victorian 1890s Greetings Card Christmas
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Christmas card in the shape of a leaf, opened out to reveal birds on branches and a verse. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card, Glory to God in the Highest
Christmas card with kneeling angel, Glory to God in the Highest. circa 1890s

The Blue Mazurka - Elisabeth Pechy
The Blue Mazurka English book by Monkton Hoffe from the German Die Blaue Mazur of Leo Stein & Bela Jenbach; music Franz Lehar (Theater an der Wien, Vienna, 28/5/1920)

Roasting of the baron of beef for the Christmastide Festival, held over a weekend in the first week in December each year. Date: 1900

Alice, Where Art Thou, Christmas card
Alice, Where Art Thou, comic interpretation of a popular song on a Christmas card, with a frog finding his lost love, who is now an angel frog with wings up in the clouds. (3 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card (front), Claridge's, London
Christmas card (front cover), Claridge's, London, with blue ribbon and embossed coat of arms. Date: 20th century

Christmas card, British Embassy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Christmas card from the British Embassy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with blue ribbon and royal coat of arms. Date: 20th century

Hare with holly and mistletoe on a Christmas card
A dead hare hanging with holly and mistletoe on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two geese with holly and mistletoe on a Christmas card
Two dead geese hanging with holly and mistletoe on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

NUS President Trevor Phillips and campaigners
NUS President Trevor Phillips (left, b. 1953, later a writer and broadcaster) and campaigning students from the London Boroughs of Harrow and Kingston, outside the Education Department in Waterloo

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Children's Week, held in Barcelona and organized by the Reginal Council of the International Antifascist Solidarity (1st-7th January 1938). Poster. SPAIN. Madrid

Kaiser Wilhelm II Visiting Children in a School 1907
German Emperor taking high tea with children at Highcliffe School, during his stay at Highcliffe Castle. Drawing showing the Emperor who presented them a six feet cake, decorated with German flags

The Christmas Tree by Muriel Dawson -- a small child in red walks through the snow with a Christmas tree. Date: 1941

Biddy Pearson at Daily Worker Christmas Bazaar, London
Biddy Pearson with an array of cakes at a Daily Worker Christmas Bazaar taking place at St Pancras Town Hall, London. December 1956

Christmas Morning Swimming Handicap in Serpentine 1906
Various scenes of the annual competition at Serpentine lake at Hyde Park, London on Christmas day morning. Date: 1906

Little Jack Horner Sat In The Corner by Cecil Aldin
A colour illustration of Little Jack Corner eating his Christmas pie. Date: 1900

A plate design showing elves pulling a sleigh filled with toys through a wood. Date: Christmas Number 1923

Little Girl Broken Doll 1888 Iln Import 21 Dec
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Cats at Christmas pulling crackers and dancing. Date: 1894

Wassail Bowl on New Years Eve
A tradition on New Years Eve where people in the village go door-to-door, singing and offering a drink from the bowl full of hot mulled wine, a mix of cider

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