A Thanksgiving greeting shows a boy in a blue sailor suit and straw hat carrying a large, dark-plumaged tom turkey on his shoulder. Two girls, one in a blue dress with a white sash and one in red, watch beside a house door and a white birch fence. The printed caption reads "Thanksgiving Greetings." Thanksgiving postcards of the early 1900s often used the turkey and rural New England motifs to mark the holiday.
Cream border with light edge and corner wear; slight scuffing at lower right; no publisher imprint visible on the front; faint artist signature in lower right corner of the illustration.
Postmark: POTTSTOWN PA NOV 20 1-PM 1908. Divided-back card with "This Space For Writing Messages" / "This side for the Address only." headings; embossed, textured stock; imprint "No. 741. Printed in Saxony."; 1-cent Franklin stamp; light edge wear and a small chip at upper right corner.
Cite this card
Thanksgiving Greetings: boy carrying turkey with two girls, Pottstown, PA, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/thanksgiving-greetings-boy-carrying-turkey-with-two-girls-po. Accessed November 3, 2026.
