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The Two Christmases

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01/11/2012

The Two Christmases

A drawing in New York City - rich and poor; or, the two Christmas dinners - a scene in Washington Market, sketched from real life. Rich family and poor family buying Christmas dinners.

Date & Place: 1873

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AncientFaces

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12/17/2018

145 years ago, this drawing was done of real life for the cover of a popular publication. On one side, a rich family buying Christmas dinner. On the other side, a poor family. Not much changes, does it? :(

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Anna Feliciano

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12/17/2018

Always gonna have rich and poor. So what? Both families are beautiful. I like the picture.

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