Christmas Eve Sketch by Whitman Bailey

A while ago, we introduced  Sketches by Whitman Bailey.  Here is an appropriate one for the season:

Christmas Eve at Old Samuel Webb House a Century Ago (1934).

Complete Newspaper Clipping of December 1934 (PDF file)

We add the usual warning: "At times, the accompanying vignettes are mostly folklore passed on to Mr. Bailey by residents of the areas where he was sketching.  In those instances he had no way of determining the truth of the story.  Nor have we.  It is presented as a sidelight to the sketch.  Therefore, researchers are cautioned to regard these tales as local color, interesting, thought provoking, but sometimes not entirely factual."

(Reference file Bailey109.jpg)