A fur-clad man comes ashore carrying a box of supplies and a red bag toward an Alaska Native family: a woman holding an infant, a boy in a green cap, and a second woman. A husky dog stands in the foreground, penguins perch on the ice, and a full-rigged sailing ship lies offshore beneath a sunrise. The scene imagines the first Thanksgiving in Alaska in 1868, a year after the U.S. purchased the territory from Russia. The penguins are an artistic liberty, since none are native to Alaska.
Wide white border with gold-embossed framing line around the picture; caption set in ornate art-nouveau lettering. Minor edge wear.
Postmark: CHICAGO ILL. NOV 27 1-P 1912, IRVING PARK STATION. Divided back; embossed German-printed card; light toning, minor edge wear.
Cite this card
First Thanksgiving Day in Alaska, 1868, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/first-thanksgiving-day-in-alaska-1868-1912. Accessed November 13, 2026.
