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title: The First Thanksgiving
author: GPA Photo Archive
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13163/the-first-thanksgiving/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
updated: 2024-05-30
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# The First Thanksgiving

_Authored by GPA Photo Archive_

## Image File

[![The First Thanksgiving](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13163.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13163.jpg)

## Image Caption

The term “First Thanksgiving” refers to the account of the 1621 event as given by the [Plymouth Colony](https://www.worldhistory.org/Plymouth_Colony/)’s chroniclers [William Bradford](https://www.worldhistory.org/William_Bradford/) (l. 1590-1657) and [Edward Winslow](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edward_Winslow/) (l. 1595-1655) in Mourt’s Relation. 
Painting by JLG Ferris, 1932 
Library of Congress

## Cite This Work

### APA
Archive, G. P. (2020, November 25). The First Thanksgiving. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13163/the-first-thanksgiving/>
### Chicago
Archive, GPA Photo. "The First Thanksgiving." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 25, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13163/the-first-thanksgiving/>.
### MLA
Archive, GPA Photo. "The First Thanksgiving." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Nov 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13163/the-first-thanksgiving/>.

## License & Copyright

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