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Puck Thanksgiving, 1910

Illustration shows a young boy sharpening a knife as he stands before a large turkey with its feet in stocks labeled 1910; the turkey is perspiring. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. Thanksgiving was celebrated nationally in 1789, after a proclamation by George Washington. It has been celebrated as a federal holiday every year since 1863, when President Lincoln proclaimed it a national day of "Thanksgiving". In 1941, President Roosevelt signed a bill making the date of Thanksgiving a matter of federal law and fixing the day as the fourth Thursday of November. Together with Christmas and New Year, Thanksgiving is a part of the broader holiday season. Illustrated by Bryant Baker and published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, November 23, 1910.
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Title:
Puck Thanksgiving, 1910
Caption:
Illustration shows a young boy sharpening a knife as he stands before a large turkey with its feet in stocks labeled 1910; the turkey is perspiring. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. Thanksgiving was celebrated nationally in 1789, after a proclamation by George Washington. It has been celebrated as a federal holiday every year since 1863, when President Lincoln proclaimed it a national day of "Thanksgiving". In 1941, President Roosevelt signed a bill making the date of Thanksgiving a matter of federal law and fixing the day as the fourth Thursday of November. Together with Christmas and New Year, Thanksgiving is a part of the broader holiday season. Illustrated by Bryant Baker and published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, November 23, 1910.
Category:
ILLUSTRATION • History: United States • HOLIDAYS
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Album / LOC/Science Source
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Image size:
3153 x 4350 px | 39.2 MB
Print size:
26.7 x 36.8 cm | 10.5 x 14.5 in (300 dpi)
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