1911 Thanksgiving Greeting Card Woman Cook Roast Dinner

With her rosy cheeks and unsettling dreaminess, this woman in a pink dress and white apron gazes at a roasted bird she's hoisting on a platter—a bird that is, proportionally speaking, roughly the size of a small child. Behind her, a table overflows with what appears to be a small orchard's worth of red apples and greenery, because apparently one food tribute wasn't enough to convey her devotion. The swirling golden background gives the whole composition the energy of a fever vision, and her expression suggests she is either deeply in love with this turkey or has just been informed she must carry it forever. Presenting what is clearly the most erotically charged Thanksgiving postcard John Winsch copyrighted in 1911.