Borders and Frames

Even the big kids tell Santa what they want for Christmas! This picture is from the inside of a "Merry Christmas from Santa" photo folder (see below for the cover and inside page).

The cover and inside page of a "Merry Christmas from Santa" folder containing a photo taken during this fellow's visit to see Santa Claus (see below for an enlargement of the photo). For another big kid who went to see Santa, take a look at And What Would You Like for Christmas, Soldier? (below).

A celluloid medallion from the Success Portrait Company of Chattanooga, Tennessee. For additional examples, see the George Eastman House's extensive collection of Celluloid Medallions & Buttons on Flickr and a few more in my Celluloid Photographic Medallions album.

A celluloid medallion. For additional examples, see the George Eastman House's extensive collection of Celluloid Medallions & Buttons on Flickr.

Celluloid medallion with a photo of a child on a colorful background of flowers and a butterfly. For additional examples, see my Celluloid Photographic Medallions album or head over to Flickr to see the George Eastman House's remarkable collection of Celluloid Medallions & Buttons .

A photo of a cute child on a colorful celluloid medallion. For additional examples, see my Celluloid Photographic Medallions album or head over to Flickr to take a gander at the George Eastman House's collection of Celluloid Medallions & Buttons .

A brightly colored celluloid medallion with a photo of a cute kid on a Taylor-Tot stroller for the Taylor-Tot Stroller Vintage Memories group. For additional examples, see the George Eastman House's fascinating and extensive collection of Celluloid Medallions & Buttons on Flickr.

Celluloid medallions and plaques like this were popular during the early part of the twentieth century. The design on this colorful plaque is dated 1927. For additional examples, see my small album of Celluloid Photographic Medallions (including the two below) or head over to Flickr to take a look at the George Eastman House's collection of Celluloid Medallions & Buttons .

Tinted tinype in a CDV-sized paper mount. Mouse over the top of this image to see a close-up of the tintype . Printed on the reverse (see small image below): "Cope, artificial fly tyer and photographer, cor. Strawberry Alley & LaFayette Street, Norristown, Pa."

For more information, see the full version of the tintype.

"Cope, artificial fly tyer and photographer, cor. Strawberry Alley & LaFayette Street, Norristown, Pa." This is the reverse of Tintype of Girl in Plaid Dress, Norristown, Pa. (see small image below).

The inside of a "Santa and Me" photo folder displays a picture of a bespectacled Santa holding a wary-looking kid. The red-and-green decorations at the top and bottom of the photograph are part of the paper frame and help to hold the photo in place. The cover (below) on the outside of the folder depicts a colorful scene of a Christmas tree shining brightly among city skyscrapers.

This colorful scene of a brightly lit Christmas tree shining among towering skyscrapers is the illustration on the cover of a folder containing a Santa and Me Photo of a bespectacled Claus who's holding a wary-looking kid (below).

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of photo with decorative border or frame . Printed on the other side of this real photo postcard: "White House Photo Parlor, W. H. Burnham, Prop., 25 Clinton Ave., Cortland, N.Y." A portrait of a young girl with glasses. Her dress has a lacy collar, she has a bow in her hair, and she's wearing a necklace and a lapel watch with chain. The type of Azo stamp box (with four corner triangles pointing up) printed on the other side suggests a date that may be as early as 1904 to 1918. Compare the oval border of this photo with the one used for Man's Portrait in Elaborate Border .

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of smiling faces of yesteryear - photos of smiling people . A Silver Springs souvenir folder with a photo positioned so that it looks like we're peering into the front of the boat to see the smiling passengers inside. Silver Springs is a Florida tourist attraction -- and now a state park -- known for its artesian springs and glass-bottom boat rides. For an earlier example, see another Glass Bottom Boat Ride photo and folder.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of lying down . This is an undated photo mounted on cardboard. See also the full version .

An undated photo mounted on cardboard. See also a cropped version for a close-up of the two men .