19th-century photos show that Father Christmas wasn't always the portly, jolly, red-cheeked figure we know today.
These remarkable 19th-century photos reveal that Santa Claus was not always the portly, jolly, red-cheeked figure known today.
Meanwhile, some early 20th-century European images show Saint Nick accompanied by a gruesome creature known as Krampus — a devil-like character who beats badly-behaved children and drags them back to Hell. An image of a Krampus, who according to folklore, would visit children during the Christmas period and punish those who had misbehaved. He’s pictured here taking away children, circa 1902.For its festive commercial, the brand wanted to project a more lovable, fat Santa with a taste for cookies, milk, and of course Coca-Cola bottles.
Father Christmas’s physical appearance in the 19th-century was changeable. While the signature white beard was always present, Santa was variously portrayed as hunch-backed, svelte, haggard, and even frightening.Santa Claus is seen phoning for supplies in this American image from 1897.
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