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Thanksgiving Day turkeys and pumpkins, Groton, CT, 1908

Subjects
BirdsFarm AnimalsThanksgiving
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1908 (Golden Age)
Front of Thanksgiving Day turkeys and pumpkins, Groton, CT, 1908, Mr. Clamer Hill, CT, USA, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Thanksgiving Day turkeys and pumpkins, Groton, CT, 1908, Mr. Clamer Hill, CT, USA, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A flock of bronze and white turkeys stands in a farmyard, with a large orange pumpkin in the foreground lettered "PEACE AND PROSPERITY" and a second pumpkin behind it. Corn shocks, a farmhouse, and outbuildings fill the hazy yellow background. The scene gathers the holiday's familiar harvest emblems into a wish for the coming year. A handwritten note asks whether the "flying horse" is in commission yet and says the writer wants the first ride.

Postcard Details

Message · English

Are the flying horse in com- mission yet? I want to take the first ride Yours, Ann. Heraly

PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
Thanksgiving Day
PostmarkedMA, November 19, 1908, 20:30
Addressed to
Mr. Clamer Hill

R.F.D. Groton, CT

Postcard record

Postmarked, MA
PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. Clamer Hill, R.F.D., Groton, CT
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, Scott #300, green, issued 1903
NotesDivided-back card with a textured, slightly embossed surface; light wear and discoloration at the corners and edges. Postmark: double-circle date stamp with flag killer of wavy bars and stars; town name at top obscured by overlap with the heading, MASS. NOV 19 8:30 PM 1908. Divided-back Raphael Tuck "Thanksgiving Day Post Cards" Series No. 123 card, printed in Saxony; card toned and lightly soiled, small nick at upper left. Slogan "PEACE AND PROSPERITY" lettered on the pumpkin in the artwork; publisher's royal coat of arms with "By Appointment" warrant.

Cite this card

Thanksgiving Day turkeys and pumpkins, Groton, CT, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/thanksgiving-day-turkeys-and-pumpkins-groton-ct-1908. Accessed November 3, 2026.