Vintage Thanksgiving Turkey Die-Cut Greeting Card, Early 1900s

Much like a modern Instagram influencer eclipsing an entire city skyline in a selfie, this magnificently plumed turkey perches atop a massive golden cursive letter that curves through the composition like a fever dream, dominating the entire card while a quaint pastoral village with red-roofed buildings sits meekly in the background, utterly humiliated by the comparison. Festive garlands of corn, berries, and greenery dangle from a pink ribbon across the top, as if the designer thought 'you know what this unhinged giant bird needs? More decorative elements.' The turkey's red wattle and head are cranked toward the viewer with an energy best described as 'I know what you're planning and I find it deeply disrespectful,' while the gold letterform it stands on appears to be either a stylized 'J' or some kind of decorative flourish that exists purely to give the bird a throne worthy of its ego. 'Thanksgiving Greetings,' declares the text at the bottom, as if we needed clarification that this was not, in fact, a normal Tuesday.