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Family Around Christmas Tree
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A formally dressed family pose around a Christmas tree, probably in their living room. A man is sitting at a piano on the left side, with his hand resting on a baby carriage full of dolls, a young girl sits in a chair with a doll, and two women are posing on the right.
March 14, 1905
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An engraving depicting a formally dressed family gathered around a Christmas tree, which is lit with candles.
Children Around Christmas Tree
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Gesell Children with Christmas Tree
1893
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Christmas Tree on Tabletop
1897
A decorated Christmas tree sits on a tabletop, possibly in the home of Frederick King Conover. Toys, including dolls, books, miniature furniture, cover tables in front of the tree.
Edgar and Jennie Krueger with a Christmas Tree
December 1902
Jennie and Edgar Krueger standing on the porch with a decorated Christmas tree between them. Toys they received as presents are displayed on the steps in front of them.
Family Group with Pets
1905
A girl on a rocking chair holds a rabbit, and a boy and a woman stand in the background. The boy rests his hand on a dogs head; the dog is lying on a love seat. There is a doll in a toy baby carria...
