Thanksgiving Traditions around 1910

Buying the Thanksgiving Turkey

Thanksgiving turkey
between 1910-1915

Buying Thanksgiving Turkey
between 1910-1915

Thanksgiving Newspaper Articles from 1904-1909

By sport and feasting Americans will prove they are a thankful people this week
New-York tribune. (New York [N.Y.])
1866-1924 November 20, 1904, Image 17

The turkey is a great eater—this week he makes great eating
New-York tribune. (New York [N.Y.])
1866-1924 November 20, 1905, Image 17

Making and preserving the Thanksgiving proclamations of our Presidents
New-York tribune. (New York [N.Y.])
1866-1924 November 21, 1909, Image 17

Thanksgiving Masking

Before there was Halloween children in the United States would go ”Thanksgiving Masking”. Children would dress up as hobos and poor folk and go door to door receiving apples or scrambling for pennies. Here is a small photo collection of these activities from the Library of Congress:

Thanksgiving Maskers
between 1910-1915

Thanksgiving Maskers
between 1910-1915

Scramble for pennies – Thanksgiving
between 1910-1915

Thanksgiving Maskers
between 1910-1915

Painting a Thanksgiving Masker
1911

Thanksgiving Maskers
between 1910-1915

Thanksgiving Maskers
between 1910-1915

Thanksgiving Maskers scramble for pennies
between 1910-1915

Scramble for pennies, Thanksgiving
between 1910-1915

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