As you get ready to kick back and celebrate Thanksgiving with wine and turkey, we invite you to take a look at how America celebrated Thanksgiving in the early 20th century...
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1901 black and white print ad for Libby’s natural flavor food products. The ad has a nice vintage illustration of a cook preparing a Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey. |
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1905 black and white print ad for Quaker Oats Cereal – “A Thanksgiving Breakfast Every Morning.” The ad features the well-known Quaker Pilgrim icon. |
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1913 black and white print ad for Onyx Ware by the Columbia Enameling and Stamping Company, located at 211 Beach Street in Terre Haute, Indiana. |
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1920 color print ad for Mazola Salad and Cooking Oil with a suggested six-course Thanksgiving menu by A. Louise Andrea that includes recipes for cheese dumplings, bread dressing, steamed fruit pudding, and cider sauce. |
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1922 two-color print ad for the Joseph Campbell Company of Camden, New Jersey; this ad features their Campbell’s Condensed Tomato Soups. |
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1925 color print ad for the Hills Brothers Company of 372A Washington Street in New York City. This ad features their Dromedary Cocoanut for Thanksgiving pies. |
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1925 black and white print ad for the Lisk Manufacturing Company, Ltd., of Canandaigua, New York. This ad features their Lisk Self-Basting Roaster for food preparation and turkey cooking. |
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1927 black and white print ad for the Frigidaire Corporation of Dayton, Ohio. Seen in the image is a family being served Thanksgiving dinner. |
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1927 two-color print ad for the Frigidaire electric refrigerator from General Motors with a nice illustration of an elegant Thanksgiving Day dinner. |
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1929 black and white print ad for the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner in Atlantic City, New Jersey. |
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1931 black and white print ad for F.T.D. |
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1935 color print ad for the Frankfort Distilleries of Louisville and Baltimore, featuring their fine Four Roses Whiskey, a great liquor for your Thanksgiving cocktails. |
Think I'll have tomato soup for breakfast tomorrow.
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