Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: patting

A Thanksgiving postcard that shows Columbia —"the personification of the United States"—patting a turkey on the head. It's addressed on the other side to Miss Anna Johnson, Rockaway, New Jersey, Easton Heights. and postmarked Middle Valley, N.J., Nov. 25, 1909. Message: "I guess we can soon skate now if this weather lasts, and I hope it will. You must write and tell me about F., you know I want to hear about it. Laura." For the sake of comparison, see Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving Greeting for another national personification on a holiday postcard.