
1908 - toys on the tree and presents all around!

Aren't those children precious?
The horse Christmas tree

In 1918, they provided trees for horses. The trees were hung with apples, ears of corn and other "horse dainties"!
1919 Horse Christmas tree

Jail Christmas tree, 1919

Flathead Native Americans, 1910

Family gathering before Christmas in front of their outdoor tree.
Hospital tree, 1921

Surrounded by nurses!
Santa carries his own trees

In 1913 Iowa, Santa's car is all decked out - and he has two trees!
1919, Baker family

Is that a ham radio that the boy is listening to?
Koo family, 1919

Those kids are SO cute!
Small tree . . .

Big train set!
The City of Paris tree

From 1850 to 1976 there was a store called The City of Paris in San Francisco. Their tree was centered in the rotunda in the middle of the store and rose several stories. It was absolutely spectacular!
Christmas tree & train

The 1920's
The Hauk family tree

Wow! It looks wider than it is tall!
1943 - a wartime tree!

The Dickey family, 1918

Another wide tree

This is the Dickey family in 1923 - perhaps wide trees were a fashion in the 1920's?
Tree hiding behind the family?

In contrast, this 1921 tree is so small that the family dwarfs it.
They moved everything outdoors?

The "boys and their toys" tree

What makes a good Christmas gift in 1897? An Edison phonograph of course!

Think they could fit any more tree?

Movie star Harold Lloyd’s Christmas tree.

The 1923 National Tree before…

And After!

Remember how popular these trees were in the 60's and 70's?

The real old fashioned way of finding a tree.

1972 - the coffee table tree.

This is one heavily flocked tree!

For all the cat lovers.

1848 drawing of the tree in Windsor castle.

Queen Victoria's tree
Queen Victoria famously celebrated Christmas with a tree - a tradition in her German husband's homeland.
History: As far back as the Romans, Druids, and Vikings, evergreen branches have been used to decorate homes at this time of year. Celebrated under many names, the time around the Winter Solstice has always been considered sacred to people. The early Christians borrowed from these traditions to create their own Solstice celebration - the birth of the sun/son, Jesus. Most Biblical scholars agree that Jesus was actually born in the early Spring, perhaps March. The Bible doesn't mention a date or even a time of year and early Christians didn't celebrate Christmas.)
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