Vintage Thanksgiving Greetings Card with Turkeys & Autumn Tree

The first white turkey stands at attention near a rustic stone wall in what can only be described as a pre-execution portrait session, tail feathers fanned with tragic dignity, having not yet grasped the concept of calendars. Its two companions join in this scene of blissful ignorance—one pecking at a small stream, another positioned near golden autumn foliage—all rendered with loving, almost reverential detail: glossy white plumage, red wattles, serene pastoral backdrop. The artist's devotion to these birds makes the 'Thanksgiving Greetings' text at the bottom land like a punch line at a funeral. Somewhere, a Victorian family received this card, admired the pretty turkeys, and then immediately ate one.