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Christmas, 1853
Idealized illustration of family at the holiday appears in William Makepeace Thayer's "Merry Christmas: A Christmas Present for Children and Youth." A popular children's writer, Thayer attempted to weed out the pagan traditions from Christian piety,…
The Sleigh Race
Winter sport on a cutter, from the popular artists Currier and Ives