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Thanksgiving, two boy chefs with turkey, Boston, MA, 1907

Subjects
ChildrenThanksgiving
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Thanksgiving, two boy chefs with turkey, Boston, MA, 1907, Charlotte Haskett, MA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Thanksgiving, two boy chefs with turkey, Boston, MA, 1907, Charlotte Haskett, MA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

Two boys dressed as chefs in white caps, jackets, and aprons carry a large platter with a roasted turkey and vegetables, an autumn landscape and a building wall behind them. The scene is a Thanksgiving greeting rather than a portrait of a particular family: costumed children presenting the holiday bird were a common postcard motif in the 1900s and 1910s, when Thanksgiving imagery leaned on turkeys, harvest produce, and playful domestic scenes. Mollie sent the card to her cousin Charlotte in Amesbury, Massachusetts, with a short holiday message and love.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

A pleasant [illegible] giving from Mollie to cousin Charlotte. With love Mollie.

Thanksgiving Greeting
PostmarkedBoston, MA, November 17, 1907, 17:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Haskett

44 Sparhawk St. Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Boston, MA
SeriesNo. 669
ConditionGood
Place addressedCharlotte Haskett, 44 Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA
PublisherSaxony, Saxony, Germany
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1907, perforated on all sides
NotesTop right corner chipped/torn; light edge wear; printed in bright chromolithograph colors with a red banner-like greeting at upper right. Postmark: BOSTON MASS. NOV 17 5-30P 1907 with flag cancel JAMAICA PLAIN STATION. Divided-back card with embossed/textured stock, "Printed in Saxony" and "No. 669" imprint, 1¢ green Franklin adhesive stamp. Damage: upper-left corner torn away, worn/soiled edges.

Cite this card

Thanksgiving, two boy chefs with turkey, Boston, MA, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/thanksgiving-two-boy-chefs-with-turkey-boston-ma-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.