See 40 antique Thanksgiving postcards people sent back in the early 1900s

Categories: 1900s, Letters & postcards, Vintage Thanksgiving

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Step into a bygone era with our collection of 40 antique Thanksgiving postcards — a charming window into the ways people shared festive greetings in the early 1900s.

Before the widespread use of telephones and in an age when long-distance travel was a significant undertaking, these postcards offered an affordable and heartfelt way to connect with loved ones.

Each of these featured postcards showcases a unique Thanksgiving scene, with the majestic turkey often taking center stage as a symbol of abundance and festivity.

As you turn the pages back to the turn of the century, immerse yourself in the nostalgia and warmth of early 20th-century America, and reflect on the timeless tradition of giving thanks.

Good wishes for Thanksgiving day

Vintage postcard: Thanksgiving greetings

Thanksgiving greetings

Antique postcard: Best wishes for a good Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving greetings (1906)

Antique Thanksgiving postcard: Thanksgiving greetings (1906)

Turkey with the American flag

Thanksgiving greeting

While we indulge in the prosperity and pleasures of the present, let us have high hopes for the future

Thanksgiving Turkeys and a country home on a hill

Thanksgiving day greetings

I welcome this good season of mellow fruitfulness/as just one more occasion to wish you happiness

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Dinner table bounty, including wine, fruit, turkey and oysters

Good wishes for Thanksgiving Day

A golden ear of corn from the harvest

Thanksgiving Day: Mr & Mrs Turkey out for a ride in their red automobile

Greetings of Thanksgiving

Vintage Thanksgiving card: May all your wishes come true Thanksgiving Day

Turkeys reading a old Thanksgiving Proclamation

Two kids with big live turkeys

Two turkeys outside – old Thanksgiving postcard

Two turkeys with turkey chicks – poults

A big fat turkey antique Thanksgiving postcard

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Thanksgiving joys to you

Thanksgiving kitchen scene – preparing dinner

Best wishes for an old-fashioned Thanksgiving

Boy with a turkey on his back antique Thanksgiving postcard

Cherubic chef with a turkey

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Farm scene with turkey and barn

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Gold foil-decorated antique Thanksgiving postcard

Boy with a huge turkey

Two kids scared of a turkey

Grapes for a happy Thanksgiving

Harvest food for Thanksgiving

Hearty Thanksgiving greetings

Live turkey on the table

Pilgrims and turkey antique Thanksgiving postcard

Three kids watching a big turkey

Traditional old Thanksgiving Greetings

Turkey and a big pumpkin old Thanksgiving postcard

Turkey and fall harvest decorations

Thanksgiving turkey cooked and on the table

Images courtesy of the New York Public Library (NYPL)

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