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Posted on November 25, 2025November 25, 2025

From the Vault: Joey Skaggs’ Thanksgiving Dinner 1981

Thanksgiving Dinner 44 years ago.

Joey Skaggs, with the help of friends, students from the School of Visual Arts, and Abyssinian Baptist Choir, created a stark portrayal of a Thanksgiving feast at the United Nations Plaza on Thanksgiving Day.

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Posted on November 26, 2014December 15, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving!

Illegals

thanks Erin

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Posted on November 24, 2011December 15, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving!

thanks Boris

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Posted on November 26, 2009December 15, 2023

How Pumpkin Pies are Made

Happy Thanksgiving from The Art of the Prank!

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thanks Erin

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