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Christmas Past Collection

Images of Christmas from the 1920s to the 1950s

Choose a picture from our Christmas Past Collection for your Wall Art and Photo Gifts

40 items

We are proud to offer this selection in partnership with The Northcliffe Collection

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Christmas kiss 1937

Christmas kiss 1937
The silhouettes of a man and woman kissing under the mistletoe, 1937

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Leadenhall Market turkeys, 1927

Leadenhall Market turkeys, 1927
A selection of turkeys hanging outside a shop in Leadenhall Market, London, 1927

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Derry and Toms Christmas 1935

Derry and Toms Christmas 1935
Christmas shoppers look at figurines at Derry & Toms department store in Kensington, London, 1935

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Gamages toy dept 1936

Gamages toy dept 1936
A Christmas shopping crush round a model railway display at Gamages 1936

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Hanging up his stocking, 1954

Hanging up his stocking, 1954
A boy hangs his stocking on the fireplace and leaves a note for father Christmas as he prepares for his visit, 1954

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Christmas Eve 1938

Christmas Eve 1938
A child going to bed on Christmas Eve - 1938

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Decorating a Christmas tree 1922

Decorating a Christmas tree 1922
A sister at the Royal Waterloo hospital, London helps a little girl to decorate a Christmas tree, 1922

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Christmas shopping in Kensington, 1931

Christmas shopping in Kensington, 1931
Christmas shopping in Barkers department store, Kensington, London in 1931

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: A new dress for Christmas

A new dress for Christmas
Young girls trying on party dresses at Barkers store in Kensington, London, Christmas 1934

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: A crowd to see Santa, 1937

A crowd to see Santa, 1937
Children greeting Father Christmas on the roof of Selfridges, Oxford Street, London in 1937

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Turkeys at Leadenhall Market 1932

Turkeys at Leadenhall Market 1932
Crowds queue to buy turkeys at Leadenhall Market - Christmas 193

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Father Christmas in Norfolk, 1935

Father Christmas in Norfolk, 1935
Father Christmas distributing toys to children on the green at Hunworth, Norfolk, 1935

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Christmas shopping in Petticoat Lane 1953

Christmas shopping in Petticoat Lane 1953
Aerial view of crowds in Londons Petticoat Lane at Christmas, 1953

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Turkeys for Christmas, 1946

Turkeys for Christmas, 1946
Christmas fare displayed outside a butchers shop in Scunthorpe High Street, 1946

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Turkey farm 1948

Turkey farm 1948
Fattening turkeys for Christmas at Dean Park farm, Midlothian, Scotland 1948

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Oxford Street, Christmas, 1926

Oxford Street, Christmas, 1926
Christmas shoppers outside John Lewis department store in Oxford Street, 1926

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Putting presents on the tree, 1950s

Putting presents on the tree, 1950s
Children putting presents on a Christmas tree at St Anns Church in Manchester after a carol concert 1950s

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Stirring the pudding, 1952

Stirring the pudding, 1952
Children making a Christmas pudding at their home in Dublin, Ireland, 1952

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Boxes of mistletoe 1952

Boxes of mistletoe 1952
Boxes of mistletoe in Manchesters Smithfield Market at Christmas 1952

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Boy in a toy shop 1959

Boy in a toy shop 1959
Young boy Christmas toy shopping 1959

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Fireside stocking, 1954

Fireside stocking, 1954
A boy prepares his stocking by the fireplace and leaves a note for father Christmas as he prepares for his visit, 1954

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Father Christmas pulling a cracker, 1922

Father Christmas pulling a cracker, 1922
Father Christmas pulling a cracker with a child at a Christmas party, 1922

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Selfridges Christmas 1932

Selfridges Christmas 1932
Christmas shoppers look in the window of Selfridges department store in Oxford Street, London, 1932

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Christmas shoppers in 1934

Christmas shoppers in 1934
Christmas shoppers outside Selfridges department store on Oxford Street in London 1934

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Dashing through the snow

Dashing through the snow
A group of tobogganers leave their hotel in the Alps at the tail of a horse sleigh in 1924

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Father Christmas 1922

Father Christmas 1922
Father Christmas appears from a fireplace to find a roomful of sleeping children in 1922

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Christmas shopping 1936

Christmas shopping 1936
Christmas shopping, a toy department in a London store 1936

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Christmas dinner 1925

Christmas dinner 1925
Children enjoying Christmas dinner. 1925

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Christmas post 1929

Christmas post 1929
Post Office workers sorting the Christmas overseas mail at Mount Pleasant sorting office, London, 1929

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Christmas morning 1925

Christmas morning 1925
Children playing with their toys on Christmas morning. 1925

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Christmas story time 1925

Christmas story time 1925
A mother tells a story to her children at Christmas 1925

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Salvation Army band in the snow 1935

Salvation Army band in the snow 1935
Salvation Army band in the snow at Bramhall, Cheshire 1935

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Giant Christmas pudding, 1926

Giant Christmas pudding, 1926
Chefs holding an oversized Christmas pudding at the Berkeley Restaurant in Piccadilly, London 1926

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Tom Smiths Cracker Factory 1934

Tom Smiths Cracker Factory 1934
Women packing up Christmas crackers in Tom Smiths factory 1934

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Shopping for a Christmas Tree

Shopping for a Christmas Tree in Rayners Lane, West London 1952

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Skaters 1933

Skaters 1933
A skating silhouette at Cambridge when the sun was setting on a great spell of revelry on the ice, 1933

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Christmas party 1937

Christmas party 1937
New Years Eve Party at Parkers Restaurant, London in 1937

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Snowball

Snowball
A small child, wrapped up against the cold in Penrhos, Wales prepares to throw a snowball. 1936

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Billy Batch delivers Christmas presents, 1921

Billy Batch delivers Christmas presents, 1921
Billy Batch, a character from a cartoon in the Sunday Dispatch, delivers Christmas presents to children 1921

Background imageChristmas Past Collection: Snow plough 1940

Snow plough 1940
Horse pulling snow plough through Hyde Park, London in winter, 1940


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We are a leading provider of Art Prints and Photo Gifts since 2003, working in partnership with a range of Sporting Clubs, Charities, Museums and Picture Libraries. A large share of profits from any of their images will go directly towards supporting that charity or club. Our archive of images is carefully curated to bring you a wide range of subjects, including landscapes, wildlife, architecture, and more. We ship from our partner labs in the UK, USA, EU (Netherlands) and Australia.
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