Four men holding turkeys on building steps, one in a hat – Vintage Photo Print
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Description
A window into the past: Four men holding turkeys on building steps, one in a hat, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Four men holding turkeys on building steps, one in a hat
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Four men stand on a set of building steps, each holding a turkey, and the one in the hat is the figure whose pose draws the eye first. Holding live or dressed birds for a photographer was a common way to mark the holiday in the early twentieth century, when Thanksgiving was already a national tradition but home kitchens and market stalls were still the main sources of the meal. The record does not name the men or the town, so the scene is best read as a snapshot of everyday holiday provisioning, with the birds as the clear centerpiece.
| Original scan | 4,983 × 3,993 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 18179u |
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