A young child in a blue smock and hat pulls a wooden wagon loaded with a large pumpkin and trailing leafy vines. The printed verse reads, "A Pumpkin I bring you for Thanksgiving Day, / With wishes that plenty may e'er with you stay." The illustration is signed Ellen H. Clapsaddle, a prolific American artist known for sentimental holiday postcards of the early 20th century.
Embossed textured background; worn corners, creases, and light staining.
No postmark. Divided back with "POST CARD" heading, "FOR CORRESPONDENCE" / "FOR ADDRESS ONLY" panels and stamp box; International Art Publ. Co. imprint, "NEW YORK BERLIN", "PRINTED IN GERMANY", "Series No. 1817." Embossed paper stock; heavy foxing/staining and corner wear on back.
Cite this card
Thanksgiving greeting with child and pumpkin wagon, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/thanksgiving-greeting-with-child-and-pumpkin-wagon-circa-191. Accessed November 2, 2026.
