Sent to Mrs. Nell Frishour, Dayton, Oreg., and postmarked Portland, Ore., Oct. 31, 1909, with the message: "Look out for ghosts tomorrow night. E.W."
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"Thanksgiving. A wingless steed will take the winner to a fine Thanksgiving dinner. C. Beecher. Copyrighted 1908 by Fred C. Lounsbury. 2088-4."
From what I can determine, Tom Turkey is driving the winning football team to a victory meal. But does Tom know what main dish is traditionally served at a Thanksgiving dinner?
For other early Thanksgiving football postcards, see Thanksgiving Football Greetings and 'Rah, 'Rah, 'Rah, Thanksgiving!!!
Originally posted on Ipernity: A Wingless Steed Will Take the Winner to a Fine Thanksgiving Dinner.
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"I'm enjoying myself immensely. Wish you were here."
Originally posted on Ipernity: I'm Enjoying Myself Immensely.
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A Thanksgiving postcard by artist and illustator Frances Brundage.
Originally posted on Ipernity: Thanksgiving Day Greetings.
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"Decoration Day. Story of the Flag. C. Bunnell."
This 1908 postcard for Decoration Day (now called Memorial Day, of course) is unusual for its humorous take on the holiday. The illustration of a couple kissing behind a flag is quite a contrast to the depictions of monuments, gravesites, and soldiers that typically appeared on Memorial Day postcards in the early twentieth century.
Originally posted on Ipernity: Decoration Day: The Story of the Flag.
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