Christmas is said to be a time of love, cheer and human compassion. These photos may be decades-old, but the stories they tell are not much different than the stories of today. British and German troops sharing the unofficial ceasefire during WWI in No Man's Land (1914) The first Norwegian Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, donated to London by the city of Oslo as thanks for England's help during WWII (18 Dec. 1947) Using old WWII flamethrowers to clear up snow (December, 1947) A poor woman taking a donated Christmas dinner from the Salvation Army (1910) A young girl leaving a message for Santa Claus in the Brecknock School for Blind Children (1925) Rehearsals for the first ever New Year's Eve Time ball drop (1907) A young German couple welcoming the new year on top of the Berlin Wall with a kiss (1989) Santa riding an elephant (1925) John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Mary Hopkins at a Christmas party (1968) Bostonians out for Christmas shopping (1930) Unemployed New Yorkers...
It is all Mimesis