President Harding should wo[rry?] about the high cost of turkey--[ano]ther Thanksgiving gobbler arrived [a]t the White House today – Historic Print
![President Harding should wo[rry?] about the high cost of turkey--[ano]ther Thanksgiving gobbler arrived [a]t the White House today, [1921] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ea/eaf425cadfa7-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures President Harding should wo[rry?] about the high cost of turkey--[ano]ther Thanksgiving gobbler arrived [a]t the White House today in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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President Harding should wo[rry?] about the high cost of turkey--[ano]ther Thanksgiving gobbler arrived [a]t the White House today
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A gift from H.W. Mason of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, is the detail that sets this picture apart: the turkey was sent to the White House, and its arrival was treated as a small piece of news ahead of Thanksgiving 1921. The headline plays on the cost of living to poke fun at President Warren G. Harding, showing how the press liked to turn routine presidential gifts into light stories. The photograph came from the National Photo Company, whose staff recorded everyday life in Washington, D.C., in the early 1920s. Together, the image offers a glimpse of how holiday customs and public life intertwined during the Harding years.
| Created / published | [1921] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Caption continues: This one the gift of H.W. Mason of Crystal Springs Miss. In album: Washington, D.C., 1 Nov. 1921 to 30 Nov. 1921, v. 2, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, p. 14. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel),--1865-1923--Animals & pets. Thanksgiving Day--1920-1930. Turkeys--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,242 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-207510 |
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