Vintage Thanksgiving Turkey Greeting Card, Patriotic American Design

The decision to pair patriotic symbolism with this magnificently puffed turkey—who struts across a bold red background like he owns the whole damn holiday with his fan of brown-gold tail feathers and aggressively dangling red wattle—creates a bird who clearly has opinions about his own importance. A shield with red-and-white stripes and an eagle perched on top reminds you that yes, this is America, and in America we celebrate freedom by painting a soon-to-be-dead bird with the reverence usually reserved for war heroes. The text 'Thanksgiving Day' runs along the bottom with ornate decorative lettering, as if formal typography could somehow dignify the psychic dissonance of slapping a bald eagle next to the animal we're about to commit mass genocide against.