Photo: Holiday event in Philadelphia, vintage edition

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Black-and-white photo of Philadelphians gathering on Market Street in the 1920s.

Christmas shoppers gather in Market and 12th Streets in 1923. Photo: Courtesy of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Library

We are fighting for prizes. We sing Christmas carols. We spread joy. Archives of photographs at the Temple University Library give us a glimpse into how Philadelphians have celebrated the holiday over the decades.

  • The Library’s Special Collections Research Center shared a photo with Axios, which we’ve compiled into a vacation time capsule.

Check some of our favorites:

Children standing next to Santa Claus in his sleigh outside St. Old Edmonds Home in Philadelphia in 1945.
Santa Claus stops at the former St. Edmond on 44th St. and Haverford Ave. in 1945. Photo: Courtesy of the Center for Special Collections Research, Temple University Library
Back-and-white photo of five kids staring at Santa in a three story building.
Santa looking at Olde Kensington, circa 1953. Photo: Courtesy of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Library
Black-and-white photo of a South Philadelphia street lit up with Christmas lights and decorations.
South Philly’s Cleveland St. getting into the Christmas spirit in 1956. Photo: Courtesy of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Library
Black-and-white photo of a Hanukkah candlelight vigil at a Northeast Philadelphia school.
Lighting of the menorah at Yavneh Hebrew School in Northeast Philly in 1966. Photo: Courtesy of Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Library
A black-and-white photograph of a young girl yawning during a Christmas scene in Philadelphia in 1970.
A sleepy angel at a Christmas pageant at Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church in 1970. Photo: Courtesy of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Library
Black-and-white photo of a gospel choir singing Christmas carols in 1972.
Singers at the East Germantown Recreation Center in 1972. Photo: Courtesy of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Library
Black-and-white photo of a large Christmas tree taken down near Philadelphia City Hall.
Our City Hall Christmas tree appears to have shrunk, compared to this one from 1977. Photo: Courtesy of Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Library
Black-and-white photo of two children standing next to a Kwanzaa display.
Two children standing next to a display of Kwanzaa, published in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin in 1978. Photo: Courtesy of the Center for Special Collections Research, Temple University Library

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