Woman with Turkey, 1950s

Photograph

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Tontitown Historical Museum

Name/Title

Woman with Turkey, 1950s

Entry/Object ID

TMA-2008-58-206

Description

b/w repro; outdoors; young woman with dark, wind blown hair stooping on straw, holding turkey; woman clad in diamond-print sweater, jeans, and sandals; has hair barrette; clapboard wall with cement foundation, window, barrel spigot in background

Photograph Details

Subject

Gemma Mantegani Bersi

Subject Person or Organization

Gemma "Gem" Mantegani Bersi (1911-2001)

Subject Place

City

Tontitown

County

Washington County

State/Province

Arkansas

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Context

on picture: Gemma won turkey in bean counting contest, butchered it for Thanksgiving

Collection

Dorothy Bersi Kever Collection

Category

digital print
Graphic Documents, Documentary Objects, 08: Communication Objects

Update Date

April 23, 2026