A Pilgrim in a tall hat aims a long musket at a flock of turkeys in a snowy woodland, with one bird already down. The scene turns the Thanksgiving story into a comic hunt, a common seasonal joke in early twentieth-century holiday postcards. The sender's verse points to a family dinner at Grandma's, with turkey and mince pie.
Postcard Details
Message · English
our love turkey
a good mince pie
Then Grandma's
On Thanksgiving
Is the place
for you and I.
Thin white border; color lithograph with worn corners and light edge wear.
Postmark: PORTLAND OREGON NOV 17 3-30 P 1908 STATION -A- (machine cancel). Divided-back "Post Card." stock with "Made in Germany." and "No. 1916, 4" imprint; message written sideways in purple pencil along the left edge. Card is creased, soiled and edge-worn, with a corner missing at lower right.
Cite this card
Thanksgiving in Olden Days, Portland, OR, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/thanksgiving-in-olden-days-portland-or-1908. Accessed November 3, 2026.
