I missed Canadian Thanksgiving this year (it’s been a very busy time!) so I figured, well, better late than never—especially with all of the Thanksgiving postcards I have hanging around here!
My Gods. Turkeys all the way down except for one postcard. Just one.
A Tom shows off to some hens that really could not possibly manage to scrape up an ounce of care if their lives depended on it. What fascinates me the most about this piece is the snow-covered scenery: I rarely, if ever, see snow in Thanksgiving cards! I adore the little chickens. The one on the right that’s running off appears to be on a very important mission.
It was published, or at least copyrighted, in 1908 by M.W. Taggart in New York.
Now here’s a nice, simple sentiment:
Greeting and all Good Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving Day.
The wishbone is a nice touch! All that ornamentation on the lettering is gorgeous, I cannot imagine how long it would have taken to prepare.
It also attempted a turkey. It was a very vague attempt, I’ll still give them credit for trying!
Ah, textured paper, my old nemesis. Despite that, it’s a sweet image of a child feeding a turkey. The turkey doesn’t appear too thrilled about anything (which may just be because he’s aware he’s in a Thanksgiving card), let alone that there’s a small child within pecking distance.
Turkey’s just looking for The Ladies.
A Patty Thum postcard! Patty Thum was an American artist that was known for her landscape paintings. She was also an avid illustrator of children’s books and loved to paint roses. This lovely autumn scene would make a perfect print on its own—the typeface used here is very, very unusual.
It’s interesting, though none of the text is placed very well on this image.
This cheeky little bugger is from 1907, by the Ullman Manufacturing Co., a company with a fairly long list of products. They printed postcards, lithographs, and greeting cards, among other commercial print pieces.
I’m fond of this particular postcard because of this kid.
I hope you all enjoyed this batch of Thanksgiving postcards, and I can’t wait to see you here again for another round of ephemera!
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