Walcott Family Christmas Morning
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Creator: Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: December 25, 1907
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7004, Box 44, Folder: 10
The Walcott family pictured on Christmas morning, 1907: (L-R) Helena Stevens Walcott (d. 1911); Helen Breese Walcott (1894-1965); Sidney Stevens Walcott (standing) (1892-1977); and Benjamin Stuart Walcott (1895-1917). The Walcotts are the family of fourth Smithsonian Secretary Charles D. Walcott, who is not pictured, but is most likely taking the image. It was their holiday tradition to decorate the tree on Christmas Eve at their house on 1743 N or W Street, Northwest Washington, D.C. There are Native American baskets and a jar in the background of the image.
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See Charles D. Walcott's diary entry for December 25, 1907 - "Wish Charlie was here and not Chicago".
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7004, Box 44, Folder: 10
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
December 25, 1907
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Number of Images: 1; Color: Sepia; Size: 6w x 4.35h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print