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The Allies of Santa Claus by Mabel Lucie AttwellTwo little girls slumber on a window sill as the elvish helpers of Father Christmasm sprinkle fairy dust in order that he may deliver presents. Date: 1919
Irish Guards ShamrockThe duke of Connaught presents Irish Guardsmen with a sprig of shamrock each
Cats enjoying a party on a Christmas cardA family of cats enjoying a party on a Christmas card, by Louis Wain. Date: circa 1900s
Blackburn Olympic vs. Old Etonians F. A. Cup Final, 1883Engraving showing a number of scenes from the F.A. Cup Final of 1883, played between Blackburn Olympic and the Old Etonians at Kennington Oval, London. The match was won by Blackburn 2-1
Child Offered to SatanAt the sabbat, a mother presents her child to Satan, dedicating it to his service, watched by other demons and witches
Father Christmas parachuting out of a planeFather Christmas jumps out of an aeroplane using a parachute onto snowy rooftops. Who needs reindeer to deliver presents in the modern age? Date: 1932
Fortnum & Masons Christmas Box for soldiers, WW1Advertisement for quintessential London department store, Fortnum & Mason, in particular their Thirty Shilling Xmas Box of selected provisions which could be sent to the front for lucky soldiers
The cacique of Tabasco presents to Hernan Cortes twenty Indian and between they Dona Marina. Engraving, 1825. Colored
Cincinnati Federal Theatre presents Pirates of Penzance a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of The Pirates of Penzance at Emery, Walnut & Parkway
A box of Christmas Eve crackersA lovely box of Christmas crackers from the 1920s, with the contents intact and the box lid featuring a bright and jolly picture of Father Christmas being helped to cross the road by a policeman
Wrapping Gifts 1950SFestive model in red baby doll nightie with broderie Anglaise trim & white slingback shoes sits on a cushion & wraps presents, showing her knickers in the process
Chartism CartoonNOT SO VERY UNREASONABLE... The Working Man presents his charter to Lord John Russell
Napoleon Meets JosephineJosephine Beauharnais is enjoying a sorbet in Vellonis ice-cream parlour when her friend Teresa Tallien presents a young officer, Napoleon Bonaparte
Hanging StockingsThree girls take off their stockings and hang them on the mantelpiece for Santa to fill
Guiding Xmas AngelAngels make themselves useful at Christmas time : this one is directing Santa to a house in the Swedish forest where there are well-behaved children awaiting presents
Charles II PineappleRose gardener at Dawney Court, Buckinghamshire, presents Charles II with the first pineapple grown in England
Advert for Huntley and Palmers biscuitsAdvertisement illustrated by Pauline Baynes for Huntley and Palmers biscuits. Parade of servants holding a tin of Huntley and Palmers biscuits, loading up the sleigh for Father Christmas. Date: 1952
Advert for Dickins & Jones lace items 1912Selection of danity lace items for Christmas gifts for women. 1912
Mountbatten wedding 1922 - Rolls Royce wedding giftLord Louis and Lady Mountbatten (formerly Lady Edwina Ashley) pictured with the Rolls Royce given by Lady Mountbatten to her husband as a wedding gift
Decorated Christmas tree with toys and food below. Date: circa 1890s
Advert for Terrys exerciser for men 1939Christmas gift ideas from Herbert Terry exercisers, including steelstrand expander, golfer pocket wrist exerciser, spring grip dumbbells
Father Cmas / Toys / FirepleFather Christmas puts out a selection of toys and presents in front of a fireplace which has a lovely vase of holly and two candlesticks on it
Angels & PresentsAn angel shows two small children their Christmas presents
Christmas Morning by Margaret Tempest. circa 1910s
Niagara Falls Date: 1950
Petula ClarkPetula Sally Olwen Clark, CBE (born 15 November 1932), English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades
Advert for Ronson lighters 1937For him and her, a selection of lighters for Christmas presents. 1937
Father Christmas in snowy, starry villageFather Christmas parks his sleigh in the road of a night-time snowy, starry village and delivers presents to a house. Date: 1960s
WW2 Poster -- ENSA Entertainments, Swing VoguePhotolithograph poster inscribed NaFI presents ENSA Entertainments for HM Forces. Its modern, its new, its bright, its Swing Vogue
Gifts from Germans following the Christmas truce, WW1British non-commissioned officers pose with gifts and souvenirs given to them by Germans after the informal truce which took place at certain points along the Western Front in December 1914
Front cover of a TSB Christmas Annual 1946, with a very modern Santa Claus choosing to deliver presents by car. Date: 1946
Advert for Maple & Co furniture 1895Selection of household furnishings. Date: 1895
Boots advertisement WW1 - comforts for the trenchesBoots advertisement warning Remember, there are no Chemists Shops in the Trenches. Their suggestions for comforts to send to men at the front include foot comfort, Meloids for a sore throat
Flying Santa Claus on a Christmas card. 1910
Christmas PresentsFor many years it has been the custom of Mr. E. A. Anderson of Broadstairs to take out Christmas presents to the crew of the Goodwin lightship - collecting the presents. Date: 1930s
ITALY. Pompeii. House of the Vettii. Daedalus presents the artificial cow to Pasipha뮠 1st C. A.D. Roman art. Early Empire. Painting; Fresco
Federal WPA. Theatre Yiddish Unit presents The tailor becomes a storekeeper A comedy by David Pinski with music. Poster for Federal Theatre Yiddish Unit presentation of The Tailor Becomes a
Silhouette of couple giving each other Christmas presentsA couple face each other, ready to exchange Christmas presents. Date: 1930
Queen Alexandra and Crown Prince Olav, LondonQueen Alexandra (1844-1925) and her grandson, Crown Prince Olav of Norway (1903-1991), leaving the newly opened Whiteleys Store in Bayswater, West London
The Tatler front cover Christmas Number 1955Illustrated front cover of The Tatler featuring a highly independent poodle dog who appears to have done all his Christmas shopping
Asprey Christmas presents, 1926Colour advertisement for Asprey of Bond Street displaying a wide variety of Christmas present ideas, including an attache case, a shagreen cigarette box, leather handbag, crocodile handbag pochette
Father Christmas with presentsA pot-bellied Father Christmas with lots of presents
Santa Claus with presents on a Danish Christmas postcardSanta Claus with presents and tree on a Danish Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s
Santa Claus riding a horse on a French Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s
Advert for Peter Robinson, gentlemens clothing 1895Christmas presents for gentlemen, smoking jackets and dressing gowns. 1895
Christmas scene at the Evelina Childrens HospitalChristmas comes but once a year -- a scene at the Evelina Childrens Hospital, founded in Southwark, London, in 1869. A sick little girl is visited by her mother and younger sister
The Day After Christmas by Mark SymonsCosy front room festooned with decorations and filled with Christmas toys. Date: 1931
Federal Dance Theatre presents Salut au monde adapted from a poem of that name by Walt Whitman. Poster showing nine people dancing. Date 1936 or 1937