Our Christmas Tree
date: label: date made
content: 1958-1959
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: black and white snapshot with white border; Snapshot by Max Dex made during his military service in Korea, 1958-59. Two young, white men, only heads and faces visible, with table-top Christmas tree decorated with metal garland and star tree topper between them. Small sign at bottom center may say, “Merry Christmas.” “Our Christmas tree” written in pencil on verso.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: South Korea
topic: label: Subject
content: War
label: Subject
content: Men
label: Subject
content: Christianity
label: Subject
content: Christmas
label: related event
content: Korean War
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photography
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2020.0055.0005
label: accession number
content: 2020.0055
label: catalog number
content: 2020.0055.0005
objectType: label: Object Name
content: photograph
label: Object Name
content: snapshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 cm x 6.3 cm; 3 17/32 in x 2 15/32 in