In the archives of the Los Angeles Public Library are many old photographs from defunct newspapers such as the Valley Times and the Herald Examiner.
Thanksgiving is always a holiday where family, togetherness, food, and feeding the hungry are foremost.
The old ways of thinking about this holiday are on display in some of the images below, taken in the 1950s and 60s.
November 21, 1956: Mrs. John A. Gallagher prepares turkey for her grandchildren, Donna Lyn Dumont, 8 and Glenn Dumont, 4.November 17, 1953: Puritan Hat Decorations to symbolize founding fathers’ generous spirit. Las Candelas party for children at Camarillo Hospital. Mmes: Guy M. Bartlett, Lemon Blanchard and Eugene H. Dyer, of North Hollywood.November 23, 1964: Mrs. Seven and daughter Laura prepare Thanksgiving meal with their new feathers and headbands worn as a salute to the Indians who ate with white settlers on the holiday. November 18, 1961: Actor Gerald Lazarre seems to be trying something new: drying dishes as he assists his wife, actress Julie North, in preparation for Thanksgiving dinner at their home in North Hollywood. November 23, 1961: The Sawlsvilles of Sepulveda. After their parents died, these seven grandchildren were adopted by their grandparents. The elder Sawlsvilles also have three children of their own. 1968: Salvation Army 1954: Children pray before meal at Salvation Army.
I was born around the mid-range of those photos. That’s a world we’ll never see again. On the plus side the smog is mostly gone, air and car travel is better and safer, and ohh how we love our upgraded Dick Tracy Wrist Radios. On the other hand…….
I certainly don’t think people are any HAPPIER. In fact, anything but. And I honestly don’t think that’s just age talking.
Here in Van Nuys 
I was born around the mid-range of those photos. That’s a world we’ll never see again. On the plus side the smog is mostly gone, air and car travel is better and safer, and ohh how we love our upgraded Dick Tracy Wrist Radios. On the other hand…….
I certainly don’t think people are any HAPPIER. In fact, anything but. And I honestly don’t think that’s just age talking.
Yet still – Happy Thanksgiving.
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Thank you Orca.
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