Celebrations of Christmas even in the midst of war.
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| Margaret Bourke-White, LIFE © Time Inc. |
Christmas sign and tree at the Italian front, 1944. Source
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| US National Archives |
Men of the USS Lexington celebrating Christmas with a Santa suited up for firefighting. 1944. Source
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| Margaret Bourke-White, LIFE © Time Inc. |
American WACs decorate their tent at the Italian front, 1944. Source
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| Margaret Bourke-White, LIFE © Time Inc. |
American WACs make paper chains to decorate their tiny tree, Italy, 1944. Source
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| Ralph Morse, LIFE © Time Inc. |
American servicemen (with Santa centre) celebrating Christmas on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942. Source
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| © IWM (A 13318) |
A Christmas singsong on a British warship, 1942. Source
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| Australian War Memorial |
Christmas celebration in Vietnam, 1965. Warrant Officer Warren Smith, in the photo, "was just presented with a medal for endurance above and beyond the call of duty during the hectic Christmas Day celebrations." Source
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| Australian War Memorial |
Australians decorating a Christmas tree in Korea, 1953. Source
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| Nationaal Archief |
German soldiers celebrating Christmas in the trenches, 1915. Source
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| Australian War Memorial |
Santa Claus arriving at Miyahjima school in a jeep, 1946 [all right, not quite wartime, but it had to be included!]. Source
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| The Smithsonian |
Holiday mail for the troops, USA, c. 1944. Source
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| © IWM (A 6666) |
Sailors carrying the Christmas tree and holly for Christmas celebrations aboard a British ship, 1941. Source
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| Ralph Morse, LIFE © Time Inc. |
American servicemen at a Christmas midnight mass, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942. Source
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| Ralph Morse, LIFE © Time Inc. |
Singing and lighting candles at midnight mass, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942. Source
1 comment:
I found your site connected to a photo of the opening days ceremonies of the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. The photo was of the huge band out in the snow. Wikipedia says the opening ceremonies was delayed an hour because of the snow. Could I find out where the photo originated and if there are more of the band? My high school band was in that group. Thanks. Pat E at pate@cut.net
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