Vintage Thanksgiving Greeting Card with Turkey | Early 1900s

Between this turkey and the red, white, and blue banner studded with gold stars, the bird has clearly decided that Thanksgiving is actually *his* holiday and he has the rolled scroll with a red wax seal to prove it — some kind of avian Declaration of Independence, presumably. The iridescent blue-purple wing feathers and aggressively fanned tail suggest a creature who is deeply aware of his own magnificence and deeply unaware of his upcoming calendar conflict. Rendered in lush chromolithographic detail against a wispy pastoral backdrop, he clutches his legal documents with the energy of a small business owner who just discovered cease-and-desist letters. The medieval 'Ye Thanksgiving Greeting' script below only adds to the impression that this turkey has retained counsel and is prepared to litigate.