Monday, November 24, 2025

Thanksgiving Images: Myths and Realities

Chicken with stuffing that we had for Thanksgiving a few years ago.
Chicken will be on our menu again this year.


Thanksgiving is this week. Some cooking has already begun in my kitchen. Here are some images to get in the mood for the holiday.

An imagined picture of the first Thanksgiving from 1912. (source)
It has some reliable details, but of course the story is mainly a myth, one that we all love.


Doris Lee, "Thanksgiving" (1935) There’s an element of myth here, too!

From “How to Make a Turkey Laugh: Funny Thanksgiving Jokes for Kids” (link)

From “Sharing the Bread: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story” (link)

 
Grant Wood: Detail of a farmhouse kitchen from  “Dinner for Threshers.” 1934.

A Grandma Moses Thanksgiving. (Source)
Grandma Moses is one of our chief mythmakers!

Blog post © 2025 mae sander
Images as credited.

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