2020 Vintage Christmas¹ #8

Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas.

Date Issued: 1908 (Approximate)

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. “Best wishes for a merry Christmas.” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 28, 2020. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-59fe-a3d9-e040…

1. I’m sharing some vintage Christmas images I “collected” from the New York Public Library online digital images. Some are neat, some are quirky and there’s a couple that are downright weird.

Royalty-free images by Mike¹ — No. 112 of over 1200 images

Farm Market Tomatoes, Little Rock Farmer’s Market, April 25, 2009

Tomato²

The tomato is the edible berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant. The species originated in western South America and Central America. The Nahuatl (the language used by the Aztecs) word tomatl gave rise to the Spanish word tomate, from which the English word tomato derived. Its domestication and use as a cultivated food may have originated with the indigenous peoples of Mexico. The Aztecs used tomatoes in their cooking at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, and after the Spanish encountered the tomato for the first time after their contact with the Aztecs, they brought the plant to Europe. From there, the tomato was introduced to other parts of the European-colonized world during the 16th century.

Tomatoes are a significant source of umami flavor. The tomato is consumed in diverse ways, raw or cooked, in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks. While tomatoes are fruits—botanically classified as berries—they are commonly used as a vegetable ingredient or side dish.

Numerous varieties of the tomato plant are widely grown in temperate climates across the world, with greenhouses allowing for the production of tomatoes throughout all seasons of the year. Tomato plants typically grow to 1–3 meters (3–10 ft) in height. They are vines that have a weak stem that sprawls and typically needs support. Indeterminate tomato plants are perennials in their native habitat, but are cultivated as annuals. (Determinate, or bush, plants are annuals that stop growing at a certain height and produce a crop all at once.) The size of the tomato varies according to the cultivar, with a range of 1–10 cm (1⁄2–4 in) in width.

1. I am sharing some of my public domain images in periodic blog posts.
2. Tomato – Wikipedia

Notes:

• This image is also shared as public domain on Pixabay,  Flickr, and Pinterest.
• Images are being shared in the sequence they were accepted by Pixabay, a royalty-free image sharing site.
• Only images specifically identified as such are public domain or creative commons on our pages.
• All other images are copyright protected by me, creative commons, or used under the provisions of fair use.

2020 Vintage Christmas¹ #7

A Merry Christmas

Date Issued: 1910 – 1919 (Approximate)

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. “A Merry Christmas.” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 28, 2020. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-54dd-a3d9-e040…

1. I’m sharing some vintage Christmas images I “collected” from the New York Public Library online digital images. Some are neat, some are quirky and there’s a couple that are downright weird.

Royalty-free images by Mike¹ — No. 111 of over 1200 images

Crib Barn in Cades Cove,  Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, May 5, 2009

Crib Barn²

Crib barns were a popular type of barn found throughout the U.S. south and southeast regions. Crib barns were especially ubiquitous in the Appalachian and Ozark Mountain states of North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, East Oklahoma and Arkansas.

These barns were composed of multiple cribs, up to six, which were used for feed storage or livestock pens. Crib barn construction was somewhat simplistic compared to other types of barns, such as the prairie barn or the round barn, which gained popularity in American agriculture. Crib barns were most often built of unchinked logs and may or may not have included a hay loft depending on the specific barn. Unaltered examples of crib barns usually have roofs covered with undressed wood shingles, which, over time, were replaced with tin or asphalt. It is the rustic appearance of crib barns that cause them to stand out.

The most popular type of crib barn built in the Appalachian states was also the simplest to construct considering its size and stability. The “Double Crib” consisted of two cribs separated by a breezeway and covered by the same roof. This type of barn is the most common in Appalachia. The doors in this type of crib barn face either front or in, toward the breezeway. The loft, as is typical with crib barns that have lofts, is used for storage of feed and hay in this design of crib barn while the first floor is used for stabling. The breezeway, which essentially acted as a driveway which entered the barn was often used for threshing grain.

1. I am sharing some of my public domain images in periodic blog posts.
2. Crib Barn – Wikipedia

Notes:

• This image is also shared as public domain on Pixabay,  Flickr, and Pinterest.
• Images are being shared in the sequence they were accepted by Pixabay, a royalty-free image sharing site.
• Only images specifically identified as such are public domain or creative commons on our pages.
• All other images are copyright protected by me, creative commons, or used under the provisions of fair use.

2020 Vintage Christmas¹ #6

A Merry Christmas

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. “A Merry Christmas.” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 28, 2020. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-54df-a3d9-e040…

1. I’m sharing some vintage Christmas images I “collected” from the New York Public Library online digital images. Some are neat, some are quirky and there’s a couple that are downright weird.

Royalty-free images by Mike¹ — No. 110 of over 1200 images

Washboard Busker, Farmers’ Market in Madison at Wisconsin State Capitol, September 20, 2008

Busking or Street Performance²

Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given. Street performance is practiced all over the world and dates back to antiquity. People engaging in this practice are called street performers or buskers in the United Kingdom. Buskers is not a term generally used in American English.

Performances are anything that people find entertaining. Performers may do acrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, caricatures, clowning, comedy, contortions, escapology, dance, singing, fire skills, flea circus, fortune-telling, juggling, magic, mime, living statue, musical performance, puppeteering, snake charming, storytelling or reciting poetry or prose, street art such as sketching and painting, street theatre, sword swallowing, and ventriloquism.
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Dane County Farmers’ Market³

The Dane County Farmers’ Market is America’s largest producers-only farmers’ market. It is held from April to November on Saturday mornings on the Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin and on Wednesday mornings on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. From November to December, it is held indoors at the Monona Terrace. Starting in January 2020, it is held at the Garver Feed Mill in Monona through early April, when the outdoor market starts (previously the late winter market was held at the Senior Center on Mifflin St). Throughout the year, a pool of about 275 vendors of agriculturally-related products from Wisconsin, including farmers, food trucks, artists, and more sell fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants, meats, cheeses, nuts, and specialty products. During the summer, the market hosts 150 vendors who completely encircle the state capitol. USA Today listed it as the top-rated market in the state and it placed fifth for the country in a reader’s poll. Fox News said the Farmers’ Market was one of the reasons why Madison is a top foodie paradise.

1. I am sharing some of my public domain images in periodic blog posts.
2. Street Performance – Wikipedia
3. Dane County Farmers’ Market – Wikipedia

Notes:

• This image is also shared as public domain on Pixabay,  Flickr, and Pinterest.
• Images are being shared in the sequence they were accepted by Pixabay, a royalty-free image sharing site.
• Only images specifically identified as such are public domain or creative commons on our pages.
• All other images are copyright protected by me, creative commons, or used under the provisions of fair use.

2020 Vintage Christmas¹ #5

A Merry Christmas

Date Issued: 1900 – 1909 (Approximate)

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. “A Merry Christmas.” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 28, 2020. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-5523-a3d9-e040…

1. I’m sharing some vintage Christmas images I “collected” from the New York Public Library online digital images. Some are neat, some are quirky and there’s a couple that are downright weird.

Royalty-free images by Mike¹ — No. 109 of over 1200 images

Barbed Wire–Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument,  Utah, October 9, 2015

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument²

The Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument (GSENM) is a United States national monument originally designated in 1996 as 1,880,461 acres (7,610 km2)[1] of protected land in southern Utah. In 2017, the monument’s size was reduced by half in a succeeding presidential proclamation. The land is among the most remote in the country; it was the last to be mapped in the contiguous United States.

There are three main regions: the Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Canyons of the Escalante (Escalante River). All regions are administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as part of the National Conservation Lands system. President Bill Clinton designated the area as a national monument in 1996 using his authority under the Antiquities Act. Grand Staircase–Escalante is the largest national monument managed by the BLM.
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1. I am sharing some of my public domain images in periodic blog posts.
2. Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument (GSENM) – Wikipedia

Notes:

• This image is also shared as public domain on Pixabay,  Flickr, and Pinterest.
• Images are being shared in the sequence they were accepted by Pixabay, a royalty-free image sharing site.
• Only images specifically identified as such are public domain or creative commons on our pages.
• All other images are copyright protected by me, creative commons, or used under the provisions of fair use.

2020 Vintage Christmas¹ #4

A Merry Christmas

Marcus Ward & Co. (Printer)

Date Issued: 1870 – 1899 (Approximate)

Statement of responsibility: “Marcus Ward & Co” “Ent. Sta. Hall [Entered at Stationers’ Hall]”–lettered in stone at bottom.

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. “A Merry Christmas” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 28, 2020. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3d3751f0-c261-0135-845d…

1. I’m sharing some vintage Christmas images I “collected” from the New York Public Library online digital images. Some are neat, some are quirky and there’s a couple that are downright weird.