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Holidays on Display

November 13, 2009 - September 30, 2010 (new closing date)

Museum: American History Museum

Location: 3rd Floor, West Wing, near National Treasures of Popular Culture

This exhibition examines the art, industry, and history of holiday displays across the United States, primarily between the 1920s and the 1960s, at the height of their popularity. On view are photographs, postcards, and illustrations of parade floats and window displays -- featuring Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and Marshall Field and Company's Christmas windows -- as well as objects relating to the early creation of these displays.

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