Halloween Card, 1910-1914
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Halloween's superstitious origins gave way to a national celebration of mystery and innocent fun in 20th-century America. Seasonal greeting cards commonly exchanged by friends and neighbors during Halloween reflected a distinctly American blend of olden customs and modern life. Witchcraft, fortune-telling, and contemporary advances in flight come together on this clever card from the early 1910s.
Halloween's superstitious origins gave way to a national celebration of mystery and innocent fun in 20th-century America. Seasonal greeting cards commonly exchanged by friends and neighbors during Halloween reflected a distinctly American blend of olden customs and modern life. Witchcraft, fortune-telling, and contemporary advances in flight come together on this clever card from the early 1910s.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1910-1914
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2005.52.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 5.375 in
Width: 3.5 in
Inscriptions
Text reads: Tis Hallowe'en and I'm here again from the Man in the Moon, in an Aeroplane My charms are new and right up to date Go tell by the Cards your fortune and fate. /
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