Category: Public Events & Celebrations, Holidays, Thanksgiving
Item 35187
Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: 1923 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print
Item 36312
Elias Thomas family, Portland, ca. 1909
Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1909 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Cultures from the ancient Greeks and Chinese to contemporary societies have set aside time to give thanks, especially for the harvest. In 1941, the United States set a permanent date for the observance.