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- Etching Proof from a Thomas Nast Drawing, "A Dream, before and after Thanksgiving Dinner," 1878 - Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was an influential illustrator and political cartoonist. Though he is best known for the creation of our modern image of Santa Claus, Nast created many endearing illustrations depicting other holiday activities. This image, originally published in <EM>Harper's Weekly</EM> in 1878, depicts the possible effects of overindulgence on Thanksgiving.
- December 07, 1878
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Etching Proof from a Thomas Nast Drawing, "A Dream, before and after Thanksgiving Dinner," 1878
Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was an influential illustrator and political cartoonist. Though he is best known for the creation of our modern image of Santa Claus, Nast created many endearing illustrations depicting other holiday activities. This image, originally published in Harper's Weekly in 1878, depicts the possible effects of overindulgence on Thanksgiving.
- Turkey Tracks Quilt by Susan McCord, circa 1880 - Susan McCord's unique vine design meanders along the border on one side of this Turkey Tracks pattern quilt. This quilt was probably made with a specific bed in mind -- a bed with one long side against a wall. The border's background fabric doesn't quite match the rest of the quilt. Did McCord "recycle" a previously made, and now worn, quilt's border?
- circa 1880
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Turkey Tracks Quilt by Susan McCord, circa 1880
Susan McCord's unique vine design meanders along the border on one side of this Turkey Tracks pattern quilt. This quilt was probably made with a specific bed in mind -- a bed with one long side against a wall. The border's background fabric doesn't quite match the rest of the quilt. Did McCord "recycle" a previously made, and now worn, quilt's border?
- Trade Card for C.I. Hood & Co. with Hood's Photos of the World, "Panorama of Constantinople, Turkey," 1890-1910 - In the late 19th century, trade cards were a major means of advertising goods and services. Patent medicine producer, C.I. Hood & Co., had its own advertising department, creating cookbooks, calendars, and, most abundantly, trade cards. The trade card series, "Hood's Photos of the World," became popular among consumers, as it offered views of far-away places, providing a window to the broader world.
- 1890-1910
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Trade Card for C.I. Hood & Co. with Hood's Photos of the World, "Panorama of Constantinople, Turkey," 1890-1910
In the late 19th century, trade cards were a major means of advertising goods and services. Patent medicine producer, C.I. Hood & Co., had its own advertising department, creating cookbooks, calendars, and, most abundantly, trade cards. The trade card series, "Hood's Photos of the World," became popular among consumers, as it offered views of far-away places, providing a window to the broader world.
- Myers Turkey Farm, Shady Valley, 12 November 1947 -
- November 12, 1947
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Myers Turkey Farm, Shady Valley, 12 November 1947
- Lithograph, "Wild Turkey," circa 1970 -
- circa 1970
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Lithograph, "Wild Turkey," circa 1970
- Chromolithograph, "Wild Turkey Meleagris Gallopavo, Linn, Male. American Cane, Miegia Macrosperma," 1858 -
- 1858
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Chromolithograph, "Wild Turkey Meleagris Gallopavo, Linn, Male. American Cane, Miegia Macrosperma," 1858
- Trade Card for Gordon's Dry Goods & Millinery House, 1881 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1881
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Trade Card for Gordon's Dry Goods & Millinery House, 1881
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Ford Motor Company Istanbul Plant, 1929-1933 - Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. These facilities allowed the company to better serve its global customers. This photograph shows Ford's branch in Istanbul, Turkey, as it appeared in the 1930s.
- 1929-1933
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Ford Motor Company Istanbul Plant, 1929-1933
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. These facilities allowed the company to better serve its global customers. This photograph shows Ford's branch in Istanbul, Turkey, as it appeared in the 1930s.
- 1924 Ford Model T outside Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, circa 1924-1940 - Drivers around the world went crazy for Ford's Model T. The affordable, quality cars were built and bought on every continent except Antarctica. This 1924 model was photographed in front of the historic Sultan Ahmed -- popularly called "Blue" for its decorative tiling -- Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.
- 1924-1940
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1924 Ford Model T outside Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, circa 1924-1940
Drivers around the world went crazy for Ford's Model T. The affordable, quality cars were built and bought on every continent except Antarctica. This 1924 model was photographed in front of the historic Sultan Ahmed -- popularly called "Blue" for its decorative tiling -- Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Turkey Named "Gobbler" in front of the Susquehanna House, St. Mary's County, Maryland, circa 1923 -
- circa 1923
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Turkey Named "Gobbler" in front of the Susquehanna House, St. Mary's County, Maryland, circa 1923