[Extended family sitting down to Christmas dinner]

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[Extended family sitting down to Christmas dinner]

Burford, Jackie F. (Jackie Franklin), Sr., 1939-2011

1997-12

Photography of families--West Virginia--20th century. ;
Photography of children--West Virginia--20th century. ;
Christmas--West Virginia--20th century.

A family sits down to a Christmas meal. Seated clockwise from left are a man in his late 20s, with shoulder-length brown hair, a dark blue or black sweatshirt, and blue jeans; a woman in her late 30s with short, dark brown hair and a white pullover; a girl around age 4 with short, blonde hair and a white sweatshirt with a brown-and-white puppy design; a girl around age 10 with dark brown hair in a ponytail, a Santa hat, and a gray sweatshirt; a woman in her late 50s with short, brown hair and a white t-shirt; a man in his late 30s with a white sweatshirt and dark baseball cap; a woman in her late 30s with short, black hair and a red sweatshirt; and a man in his late 40s with thinning salt-and-pepper hair, a light gray sweatshirt with a woodland design, blue jeans, and a dark-colored wristwatch. The family members look at the camera with varying degrees of enthusiasm. Among the items on the wooden, rectangular dining table are assorted-colored Fiesta plates, drinking glasses with a yellow sunflower design, a bread basket, various serving dishes, flatware, napkins, and a white tablecloth with a white, blue, and red snowman design and lace trim. Country-style chicken prints, a wreath, a wooden shelf, snowman decorations, and a yellow Fiesta cream and sugar set are on the left wall. Items behind the family include a metal rack holding a microwave and assorted crocks, a silver-fronted oven, a white tile kitchen backsplash, and dark wooden cabinetry. The lights attached to the ceiling fan are decorated with a red bow, and the walls are painted white or off-white.

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chromogenic print photograph

14.8 x 10 cm

Still Image

Family Tree Maker. (2025). Mary Browning [Private family tree]. Family tree maker 2024 (Version 25.0.0.1164). The Software MacKiev Company. ;
The Fiesta Tableware Company. (n.d.). Fiesta tableware [Home page]. https://www.fiestatableware.com/ ;
Rochester Institute of Technology College of Art and Design. (n.d.). Identification: Chromogenic. Graphics Atlas. http://www.graphicsatlas.org/identification/?process_id=88 ;
T. Browning, personal communication, March 14, 2026.

The extended Burford family sits down to Christmas dinner in Teays Valley, West Virginia. Seated clockwise from left: Michael Burford, Tammy Browning, Mary Browning, Kristen Burford, Mary Burford, Jackie Burford, Connie Burford, and Stanley Browning.