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Volunteers of America Dinner
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Bessie Koen serves the first course of the traditional turkey-and-trimmings dinner to James Eckert. Dinner was served by the Volunteers of America to 56 members of its Sunset Club.
November 26, 1952
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Volunteers of America Dinner
November 26, 1952
Members of the Volunteers of America Sunset Club eating a Thanksgiving dinner.
Volunteers of America Dinner
November 26, 1952
William Thorp and Hattie Reed bow their heads in prayer before Thanksgiving dinner is served by the Volunteers of America to 56 members of its Sunset Club.
Volunteers of America Dinner
November 26, 1952
Lt. Col. Frieda Nolte, officer in charge of the Madison post, welcomes Jenny Frothingham to a Thanksgiving dinner served by the Volunteers of America to 56 members of its Sunset Club.
Volunteers of America Dinner
November 26, 1952
Mary Hawkins, assisted by Thorwald Anderson, Checker Cab driver, arrives for a Thanksgiving dinner served by the Volunteers of America to 56 members of its Sunset Club.
Turkey Fanning his Tail
November 1947
A turkey fans his tail at the Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona.
Plucking Turkeys
November 1947
Two girls, holding turkey feathers, are watching the production line at Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona, where two women workers are plucking turkeys.
