Vintage turkey postcard: May your Thanksgiving be a happy one – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage postcard of Vintage turkey postcard: May your Thanksgiving be a happy one. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. 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.
Vintage turkey postcard: May your Thanksgiving be a happy one
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A plump, cartoon turkey dominates this vintage holiday card, its feathers fanned in bright, decorative color, a motif that became a staple of American Thanksgiving imagery in the early twentieth century. Postcards like this one were mass-produced and mailed in large numbers, especially between about 1900 and the 1930s, when the picture postcard was a cheap and popular way to send seasonal greetings. Printers often used embossed borders, gilt accents and rich inks to make these cards feel festive, and the turkey, which was closely tied to the harvest and family feasts, gave illustrators a cheerful symbol to repeat across countless designs.
| Original scan | 1,024 × 664 px |
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| Reference | 1953770880_d7ca432b66_b |
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