Photograph of President Truman receiving a Thanksgiving turkey from members of the Poultry and Egg National Board and other representatives of the turkey industry, outside the White House.
November 16, 1949
Harry S. Truman Library
National Archives
Happy November to all my Great Gildersleeve friends!
Here’s a photograph from America From the Great Depression to World War II, a collection from the Library of Congress American Memory project.
“Turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes–nothing is too good for Uncle Sam’s fighting nephews when they come home to Silver Spring, Maryland. The four Coast Guardsmen, eyes riveted on the juicy turkey, watch their father, Wayman Fincham, as he carves.”
Here’s a clearly staged dramatic shot of Lurene Tuttle (left), the first Marjorie Forrester, with Rosalind Russell (right), appearing in “The Sisters” on the “Suspense” radio program.