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Mid-Century Christmas

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Virtual

Age Group:

Adults
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Christmas in America from the 1940s through the 1960s meant aluminum trees, department store Santas, and cartoon specials on TV. Every kid in the suburbs had to have an Easy-Bake Oven, a G.I. Joe, or a Slinky. The coolest houses had rotating color wheels for their trees. Leslie uses photographs, advertisements, greeting cards, and catalogs to explore why this era was a turning point for how we celebrate the holidays. Co-sponsored with the Southold Free Library.