Holidays Gallery

MEMORIAL DAY, 1868. Mourners decorating the grave of General Frederick W. Lander in Salem

MEMORIAL DAY, 1868.
Mourners decorating the grave of General Frederick W. Lander in Salem, Massachusetts, during the first nationwide observance of Memorial (Decoration) Day, 30 May 1868. Contemporary American wood engraving after a drawing by J. Warren Thyng

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RELIGION: CORPUS CHRISTI. The Procession of ye B. Sacrament on Corpus Christi-Day

RELIGION: CORPUS CHRISTI.
The Procession of ye B. Sacrament on Corpus Christi-Day. Corpus Christi celebration in Europe. Copper engraving, French, 18th century

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NAST: CHRISTMAS, 1886. Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house

NAST: CHRISTMAS, 1886.
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Engraving by Thomas Nast from Harper's Weekly, 25 December 1886

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