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Thanksgiving Greeting Turkey Postcard

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Here is a vintage Thanksgiving postcard that includes an image of a nicely detailed and colorful turkey, red and yellow cobs of corn in the background and the message: Thanksgiving Greeting. Click on image to enlarge.

American Agriculturist Nov 1879 Cover

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This shabby and aged cover page of the American Agriculturist magazine, November 1879 issue, includes an image of a turkey standing in tall grass. The turkey is framed by garden tools, vegetables and sheaves of wheat. Click on image to enlarge.

Thanksgiving Greetings Turkey and Girl Postcard

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This vintage Thanksgiving postcard features a wonderful image of a turkey on the left and a cute girl in a white frilly dress on the right. The message on the card is: Thanksgiving Greetings. Click on image to enlarge.

Clapsaddle Postcard Thanksgiving Table

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Here is a beautiful vintage Thanksgiving postcard by Ellen Clapsaddle. A fabric cloth covers the table that is set for a roast turkey dinner, including a homemade pie for dessert. A bouquet of flowers decorates the center of the table. Here is a version without the writing. Click on images to enlarge.

White Turkey Thanksgiving Postcard

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Here is a vintage postcard that includes a wonderful image of a white turkey standing beside a pumpkin. The message is: Greetings of Thanksgiving and in the large circular scoop of the capital “T” of Thanksgiving is an illustration of Puritans landing on December 22, 1620. Click on image to enlarge.

Turkey on a Platter Clipart

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Here’s a wonderful black and white vintage clipart image of a cooked holiday turkey on a platter. I’ll be roasting one of these birds on Sunday for our (Canadian) Thanksgiving dinner. This image is from the April 1912 issue of Pictorial Review magazine. Click on image to enlarge.