Frigid beds This vintage winter photo shows a 1927 electric “blanketless bed” created by Milton Fairchild of Washington, D.C., a contraption that kept a person warm without the inconvenience of covers ...

The images feature all manner of festive goings-on during the period between the 1900s to the 1930s, from the familiar scenes of wreaths, twinkly lights and letters to Father Christmas to the more ...