Our traditions really haven't changed all that much. These 18 vintage Thanksgiving pictures from the past century are perfectly nostalgic.
(via Elle Decor)
A group of children dressed up for a Thanksgiving pageant pose for photo in 1910. |
In 1918, New York City hosted men in service by feeding those in a uniform Thanksgiving dinner. |
A farmer chats with a fashionable woman, handing her a turkey in front of a car in the 1920s. |
Three chefs hold up Thanksgiving platters of pies, apples and a turkey in 1922. |
In this 1929 Thanksgiving Day Parade, which officially brought Santa Claus into New York City, a 35-foot fish balloon is followed by a 60-foot tiger balloon. |
A 1930s housewife pulls a turkey in a "Savory" pan out of the oven and smiles for the camera. |
Surrounded by a pair of maids and a wishbone replica, a woman holds a turkey that will be given to President Franklin D. Roosevelt for Thanksgiving Day. |
Surrounded by a pair of maids and a wishbone replica, a woman holds a turkey that will be given to President Franklin D. Roosevelt for Thanksgiving Day. |
In 1942, American troops in London threw a Thanksgiving party for 200 British children at the U.S. headquarters. |
A mother, father and young girl sit down for their Thanksgiving dinner in 1945. |
A grandfather holds his grandchildren, while their grandmother removes a roast turkey from the oven, circa the 1950s. |
As her family says grace, a young girl ravenously eyes the Thanksgiving turkey in front of her. |
A family removes a deliciously cooked Thanksgiving turkey out of the oven in 1960. |
The Rockettes, clad in sparkly green, perform in the 1966 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. |
During the 1970 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, announcer Joe Garagiola stands in front of a parade pony at the Macy's flagship store. |
Kindergarten students perform in a Thanksgiving pageant at their school circa 1978. |
Host Regis Philbin poses during the 1981 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. |
Mary Gross and Jim Belushi perform n a Thanksgiving Day skit on "Saturday Night Live." |
(via Elle Decor)