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Christmas on the Bayles Farm
December 16, 1958
Jean (Bayles) Kirking instructs three of her children, Duane, Ann, and Bruce in the technique of stringing popcorn and cranberries and paper chains to decorate their Christmas tree.
Christmas on the Bayles Farm
December 16, 1958
Grandma Bayles rolling out Christmas cookies in the farm kitchen with Ann Denise, 3, and baby Gale, 5 months, nearby. One in a series of images depicting Christmas activities at the 120-acre farm o...
Iola Kreamer displaying Christmas Baking
December 5, 1956
Iola Kreamer, 306 East Sunset Court, Shorewood Hills, displaying a sample of her Christmas baking, including cookies, candies, and fruit cakes.
Family of Five Eating Meal
1925
A family with three children sitting around a dining table while eating a meal. The walls of the dining room are covered with wallpaper and decorated with a framed picture, clock, and calendar.
Edwin Stein Family on Christmas Morning
December 25, 1958
Christmas morning at the Edwin Stein home picturing the children Laurie and Jimmy, wife Donna and mother Ida Stein opening presents.
Christmas Season Activities
December 11, 1954
Jean Brickson and her daughters Ann, age 4, and Betty, age 2, make cut-out Christmas cookies.
