Keywords: 440 Congress Street
Item 5527
Congress Shoe Store at Christmas, ca. 1912
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1912 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 100376
Window advertising on Hub Furniture Company storefront, Portland, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1935 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
Evergreens and a Jolly Old Elf
Santa Claus and evergreens have been common December additions to homes, schools, businesses, and other public places to America since the mid nineteenth century. They are two symbols of the Christian holiday of Christmas whose origins are unrelated to the religious meaning of the day.
