Christmas, Part II: A Miscellany
One hundred years ago today … It was apparently normal to go shopping on Christmas. The photographers from Underwood and Underwood (a NYC photographer company) snapped shots of crowds on Fifth Avenue, Broadway, 34th Street, and even Lower East Side pushcarts.
New York Herald, 26 December, 1920, p53. Chronicling America.
The day was of course a day of opening gifts, and the Sunday comic strips were on the case. Crawford Young's The Finkles lampooned gullible parents.
New York Herald, 26 December, 1920, p. 73. Chronicling America.
Driggs' more wholesome version of children's presents appeared in the Tribune.
New York Tribune 26 December, 1920, p. 18 Chronicling America.
Charity (as we reported in yesterday's post) was part of the Christmas spirit, especially charity toward the local veterans population. Even Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolics performed as a benefit.
Evening World, 27 December, 1920, p. 3. Chronicling America.
Wondering what New Yorkers were eating? The Herald gives us a taste, while marveling at “odd” immigrant–Italian, Swedish, Polish, German, Russian–cuisines.
New York Herald, 26 December, 1920. Chronicling America.
– Jonathan Goldman, December 25, 2020
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