Gustaf Åström with his two-week-old son Hans, 1925, Sweden. Gustaf worked as a teacher.

Garlands of holly And gay mistletoe, Friendly warm greetings, New-fallen snow.

Carols gaily ringing Good news in the air, Everyone willing To help and to share.

Candlelight gleaming. The sparkle in eyes, Little ones watching For Santa’s surprise.

Loved ones returning From far and from near, Isn’t it the most wonderful Time of the year?🎄

- by Kay Hoffman

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Meet Bernard Weiselberg, a champion watermelon-eater. In 1935, the 5-year-old had defeated all other contestants under age 10 in not just a watermelon-eating contest but a pie-eating contest, too.

A year later, the 6-year-old Brooklyn boy took the pie title once again in a spectacle The NY Times found difficult to ignore. "Champion Bernard Weiselberg … Smears Rivals and Self," read one headline. "His Technique Flawless," read another. And finally: "Midget Conqueror of Big Cherry Confection Poses for His Picture Between Bites." The young champion asked The Times to call him "Wallace Beery Jr."—a sign of reverence for his favorite actor. "This whim is usually gratified because his record commands respect," The Times noted.

Photo: NY Times

Vintage Christmas baby.

Iconic 1950s lad. Vintage snapshot photo of a boy in fall-weather clothing and flannel-lined jeans. https://markonpark.etsy.com/listing/735619886

Child learning to roller skate, wisely covered in pillows. 1924.

Daily Vintage: Everywoman Magazine cover, 1945

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Mission Valley Gingham Ad – Good Housekeeping August 1952

Ursula Andress as a little girl, AI generated. The number of fingers was correct :-) Beautiful. @ Jen h.ka 2023

Erik Sjöström and his accordion class, 1940s-1950s, Sweden.

1940

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Boys buying snacks at a peanut and candy pushcart in Central Park, February 19, 1935.

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Young girl with hoop.