You’ve probably heard of a “gaggle of geese.” Maybe even a “murder of crows.” But did you know that a group of November gobblers is called a “rafter of turkeys”? Here are some early 20th-century images (from the New-York Historical Society Postcard Collection) of the runner-up for America’s national bird. Not quite enough feathers to reach the rafters, perhaps, but plenty for us to wish you a happy, safe, and healthy Thanksgiving. (And don’t forget to eat your veggies, waiting patiently down below. . . .)
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Thanksgiving Day. “Cranberries! Me for the tall timbers.” PR-054, box 91. New-York Historical Society. |
The Parrot: “I would rather spend my life behind the bars than lose my head upon the block.” PR-054, box 91. New-York Historical Society. |
“I only regret that I have but one life to give to my country.” –The Turkey. PR-054, box 91. New-York Historical Society. |
Thanksgiving Greetings. PR-054, box 91. New-York Historical Society. |
Thanksgiving Greetings. PR-054, box 91. New-York Historical Society. |
Thanksgiving Greetings. PR-054, box 91. New-York Historical Society. |
Thanksgiving Greetings. PR-054, box 91. New-York Historical Society. |
Thanksgiving Day. PR-054, box 91. New-York Historical Society. |
Thanksgiving Joys. PR-054, box 91. New-York Historical Society. |
“Thanks to him who spared our living / We’re here, we’re here, till next Thanksgiving.” PR-054, box 91. New-York Historical Society. |
Thanksgiving Day. “I wonder why they are feeding me so lately.” PR-054, box 91. New-York Historical Society. |
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“We come from the Vegetable Kingdom / With greetings for Thanksgiving Day / Should you invite us to dinner, / We may feel obliged to stay.” PR-054, box 91. New-York Historical Society. |
This post is by Joseph Ditta, Processing Archivist.
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