Christmas 1894: Frozen River Thames

It's hard to imagine these days but in our recent history, most of the fast flowing rivers around the UK would completely freeze over in the winter months. Not only did this stop alot of the boats going up and down them it would mean a welcome activity for families and kids to play on the ice. Here was can see the Thames in 1894, exact spot unknown but one can speculate by the amount of people not far from London suburb. Even the dog seems to be having a good time.

Christmas Past: Boris Karloff, Ginger Rogers & a toy

Boris Karloff and Ginger Rogers at a gala Hollywood Christmas party - 1932. How about that for a dress? I wonder what colour is was? my guess is yellow. I do wonder what this photo was staged around. Here Boris take this toy dog. Woof.

Christmas Past! 1930's & 1920s

 Two women and their dogs in a car, taken by Zoltan Glass, c. 1933. I really liked this photo when I found it today. Something really iconic about it. Typical fashion of the day, with the must have dogs :) these days they carry their dogs in bags and carry them around.

 

Carole Lombard. Christmas, 1920s Very vintage photo, look at the style of the lady and the wavy hair, high heels and shorts. Wonder what Santa brought her that year? Shame Carole died so young, a great movie star at the time.

Christmas Soliders & Sparkles

 German soldiers celebrating Christmas in the trenches, 1915.

I am guessing this is from a movie in Wartime, one of this Hollywood spectatulars where the costumes take a life on their own!

Christmas War: Palestine 1941

Christmas in Gaza, Palestine, 1941. V.A.Ds (Voluntary Aid Detachments). Decorations in those days may look a bit different but you get the jist! Saying that the man in the bed behind the nurse seems too busy sleeping to notice :)