Thanksgiving Joys postcard with child carving turkey – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Thanksgiving Joys postcard with child carving turkey, preserved in this vintage postcard. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Thanksgiving Joys postcard with child carving turkey
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A Thanksgiving postcard showing a child carving a turkey places a holiday ritual at the center of the scene, with the young carver handling the knife as a grown-up's job. Cards like this were a popular form of seasonal greeting in the early 1900s, when picture postcards were mailed in huge numbers and holiday themes were a staple of the trade. The "Thanksgiving Joys" wording and the playful tone reflect the sentimental style of the era, which often used children to stand in for family warmth and abundance. Worth noticing is the way the image frames the meal as a family event, a picture of domestic ritual as much as of the holiday itself.
| Original scan | 815 × 525 px |
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| Reference | Thanksgiving (54) |
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