Hunting, just like his forefathers
AncientFaces The convenience of a fresh turkey - the legs are handy for hauling?
Sometimes the whole family . . .
Got their guns and went out to hunt?
Did you buy your turkey outside at a tobacco auction?
AncientFaces 1939 in Durham, North Carolina
Or did you go out into the woods, brave person?
AncientFaces 1912 - almost 300 years after the first Thanksgiving.
Or perhaps you went to the market?
AncientFaces This is 1919 - but it's kinda like today's farmer's market . . .
Then there was your local butcher shop . . .
Kathy Pinna November 1940: Easier, less time involved, and just around the corner.
But Presidents always get special delivery
Kathy Pinna The White House, 1921. This was delivery of a turkey for Warren G. Harding.
Plucking the turkey
Kathy Pinna SO happy most of us don't have to do this any more!
Boy, that stove brings back memories!
Kathy Pinna That's a 20 lb turkey in a wood stove. Now aren't you thankful for your modern kitchen?
Family arriving
AncientFaces During WWII, some warriors came home for Thanksgiving. That must have been so special.
1940 - long and skinny bird
AncientFaces No oversized breasts here! Even turkeys today look different.
Coming out of the kitchen
1960 - you can just smell this turkey with a color photo!
Almost time to eat!
Kathy Pinna 1942. The carving of the bird - and someone always steals a piece while it's being carved.
Go ahead - dig in!
AncientFaces 1942 Pennsylvania - everyone taking some of the delicious food.
Family, food, crowded around the table . . .
That's Thanksgiving whether it's the 1950s or the 21st century.
Some people always get the folding chairs
Barbaraa Hargrove This is 1951 but it's always true.
And don't forget the kid's table!
Kathy Pinna It always felt good when you graduated to sitting with the adults. Of course, then you couldn't play with the food.
After all that food, your dessert is waiting . . .
AncientFaces Pies, cakes . . . the pounds are adding up.
Okay, this isn't a Pilgrim tradition but . . .
AncientFaces In 1941, stores closed for football games on Thanksgiving. Many don't close at all anymore. But then, we have big tvs for the big game now.
But the cafe didn't close in 1940 Virginia . . .
AncientFaces And you could get the whole dinner for 60 cents - without days of cooking on your part.
The Thanksgiving Maskers
AncientFaces In the early 20th century, children (especially in New York City) would dress up and beg for change on Thanksgiving. With the introduction of the Macy's Day Parade in the '20's, the Masker tradition merged with Halloween - thus the Halloween we know today.
1910 Maskers
Kathy Pinna Newspapers denounced parents who allowed their children to follow this "hooligan" practice.
Maskers scrambling for pennies
AncientFaces In 1910, a 3/4 ounces candy bar cost 2 cents. Today, the average bar is 1.5 - 1.8 oz and costs north of $1
1902 Thanksgiving Proclamation Act
AncientFaces President Franklin Roosevelt (Teddy was his cousin and Eleanor's uncle) moved Thanksgiving from the last Thursday of November to the fourth Thursday of November in 1939 to give Americans more time to shop for Christmas!
And in the end, Thanksgiving is all about love
Michelle Cassidy And the people in our lives. Happy Thanksgiving!
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