Photograph
Christmas Display
| Light from a dormer window illuminates a number of Christmas trees, including a tall and lavishly decorated tree, in the home of George Brumder on Grand Avenue at 18th Street. The tree has an assortment of glass, paper, and tinsel ornaments, as well as strings of glass bead garland. A putz, or nativity scene, covers the floor among the trees, and includes a Santa Claus figure on the right. A note on the negative envelope reads: "Christmas tree, Father's last Christmas, 1909." Brumder died May 9, 1910. |
| Image ID: | 140863 |
|---|---|
| Creation Date: | 12 1909 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Brumder family and Milwaukee German ancestry research papers, 1844-2014 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH Milwaukee Mss 229.9.14 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4.5 x 3.5 inches |
| In a Brumder family history written in 1960, Herbert P. Brumder reports that on one occasion the Christmas tree was displayed in the third floor billiard room of the Brumder house. |
| Decoration and ornament |
| Trees |
| Interior architecture |
| Interior decoration |
| Christmas |
| Santa Claus |
| Indoor photography |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
|---|