Thanksgiving greeting, children chasing turkeys, 1907
- Subjects
- ChildrenFarm AnimalsThanksgiving
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A chromolithograph Thanksgiving greeting shows two large tom turkeys with fanned tails in a grassy yard while a boy in a cap and jacket, switch in hand, chases a hen turkey; two other children watch from a low pink wall. The card's own greeting, "Thanksgiving Greetings," frames the scene in decorative red lettering at upper left. Such turkey-and-children vignettes were a standard motif of American Thanksgiving postcards in the early 20th century, when the holiday card trade flourished alongside Christmas cards.
Postcard Details
44 Sparhawk St Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Boston, MA |
|---|---|
| Series | № 669 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place addressed | Miss Charlotte Hassett, 44 Sparhawk St, Amesbury, MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Chromolithograph with fine stipple/screen texture; thin white margin at edges; slight wear at corners. Postmark: SO. FRAMINGHAM, MASS. NOV 18 5-30 PM 1907, with wavy-line machine cancel over the stamp; 'PLAIN STATION' is printed beneath the POST CARD heading, not part of the cancel. Divided-back litho card, 'No 669 Printed in Germany'; light soiling and wear at corners/edges. |
Cite this card
Thanksgiving greeting, children chasing turkeys, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/thanksgiving-greeting-children-chasing-turkeys-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.