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- "Hallowe'en," 1908 - A distinctly American blend of Halloween traditions emerged by the late 1800s. Into the 20th century, the holiday was mostly an innocent celebration of mystery and fun, but friends and neighbors often exchanged seasonal greeting cards that evoked Halloween's superstitious origins. This colorful example alludes to olden customs and beliefs involving witchcraft, owls, and black cats.
- 1908
- Collections - Artifact
"Hallowe'en," 1908
A distinctly American blend of Halloween traditions emerged by the late 1800s. Into the 20th century, the holiday was mostly an innocent celebration of mystery and fun, but friends and neighbors often exchanged seasonal greeting cards that evoked Halloween's superstitious origins. This colorful example alludes to olden customs and beliefs involving witchcraft, owls, and black cats.
- Halloween Postcard Showing Pumpkin Figures Seated on a Squash and Looking at a Black Cat, Postmarked 1908 - By 1900, articles in magazines and newspapers had helped spread and popularize Halloween customs and images like jack o-lanterns, black cats, witches, or bobbing for apples to a national audience. Some people marked the holiday by mailing a Halloween-themed postcard greeting to family or friends. During the first two decades of the 20th century, sending postcards was an easy--and popular--way to communicate.
- circa 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Halloween Postcard Showing Pumpkin Figures Seated on a Squash and Looking at a Black Cat, Postmarked 1908
By 1900, articles in magazines and newspapers had helped spread and popularize Halloween customs and images like jack o-lanterns, black cats, witches, or bobbing for apples to a national audience. Some people marked the holiday by mailing a Halloween-themed postcard greeting to family or friends. During the first two decades of the 20th century, sending postcards was an easy--and popular--way to communicate.
- "Hallowe'en Greetings 'Tis Hallowe'en Oh maiden fair... ," circa 1930 - By the late 1800s, a distinct blend of Halloween customs had emerged in the United States. The holiday was mostly an innocent celebration of mystery and fun into the 20th century, though traditions often reflected Halloween's supernatural origins. This greeting card depicts one popular superstition that a looking glass could reveal a young lady's romantic future during Halloween.
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
"Hallowe'en Greetings 'Tis Hallowe'en Oh maiden fair... ," circa 1930
By the late 1800s, a distinct blend of Halloween customs had emerged in the United States. The holiday was mostly an innocent celebration of mystery and fun into the 20th century, though traditions often reflected Halloween's supernatural origins. This greeting card depicts one popular superstition that a looking glass could reveal a young lady's romantic future during Halloween.
- "Hallowe'en," circa 1910 - A distinctly American blend of Halloween traditions emerged by the late 1800s. Into the 20th century, the holiday was mostly an innocent celebration of mystery and fun, but friends and neighbors often exchanged seasonal greeting cards that evoked Halloween's superstitious origins. This colorful example alludes to olden customs and beliefs involving witchcraft and black cats.
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
"Hallowe'en," circa 1910
A distinctly American blend of Halloween traditions emerged by the late 1800s. Into the 20th century, the holiday was mostly an innocent celebration of mystery and fun, but friends and neighbors often exchanged seasonal greeting cards that evoked Halloween's superstitious origins. This colorful example alludes to olden customs and beliefs involving witchcraft and black cats.
- "Hallowe'en," circa 1910 - A distinctly American blend of Halloween traditions emerged by the late 1800s. Into the 20th century, the holiday became a national celebration of mystery and fun. Often, friends and neighbors exchanged seasonal greeting cards. This colorful example features a witch and a jack-o-lantern -- two symbols of Halloween's superstitious origins.
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
"Hallowe'en," circa 1910
A distinctly American blend of Halloween traditions emerged by the late 1800s. Into the 20th century, the holiday became a national celebration of mystery and fun. Often, friends and neighbors exchanged seasonal greeting cards. This colorful example features a witch and a jack-o-lantern -- two symbols of Halloween's superstitious origins.
- "Hallowe'en," circa 1910 - Halloween's superstitious origins gave way to a national celebration of mystery and innocent fun in 20th-century America. Seasonal greeting postcards commonly exchanged by friends and neighbors during Halloween reflected a distinctly American blend of olden customs and modern life. This colorful example from about 1910 combines traditional symbols - a jack-o-lantern and black cat - with a contemporary automobile.
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
"Hallowe'en," circa 1910
Halloween's superstitious origins gave way to a national celebration of mystery and innocent fun in 20th-century America. Seasonal greeting postcards commonly exchanged by friends and neighbors during Halloween reflected a distinctly American blend of olden customs and modern life. This colorful example from about 1910 combines traditional symbols - a jack-o-lantern and black cat - with a contemporary automobile.
- "Hallowe'en Greetings," 1915 - 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. Traditional symbols - a jack-o-lantern and black cat - join a child in contemporary costume on this card from 1915.
- 1915
- Collections - Artifact
"Hallowe'en Greetings," 1915
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. Traditional symbols - a jack-o-lantern and black cat - join a child in contemporary costume on this card from 1915.
- "Hallowe'en Greetings," 1912 - A distinctly American blend of Halloween traditions emerged by the late 1800s. Into the 20th century, the holiday became a national celebration of mystery and fun. Often, friends and neighbors exchanged seasonal greeting cards. This colorful example features a jack-o-lantern and black cat -- two symbols of Halloween's superstitious origins.
- 1912
- Collections - Artifact
"Hallowe'en Greetings," 1912
A distinctly American blend of Halloween traditions emerged by the late 1800s. Into the 20th century, the holiday became a national celebration of mystery and fun. Often, friends and neighbors exchanged seasonal greeting cards. This colorful example features a jack-o-lantern and black cat -- two symbols of Halloween's superstitious origins.
- "Hallowe'en Greeting," 1917 - During the 1800s, Irish immigrants had a great influence on the celebration of Halloween in the United States. They substituted traditional lanterns carved from hollowed-out turnips with pumpkins, a squash native to America. This colorful postcard features these jack-o-lanterns, which had become the symbol of the American Halloween by the turn of the 20th century.
- 1917
- Collections - Artifact
"Hallowe'en Greeting," 1917
During the 1800s, Irish immigrants had a great influence on the celebration of Halloween in the United States. They substituted traditional lanterns carved from hollowed-out turnips with pumpkins, a squash native to America. This colorful postcard features these jack-o-lanterns, which had become the symbol of the American Halloween by the turn of the 20th century.
- "Hallowe'en Tis Hallowe'en and I'm here again...," 1910-1914 - 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.
- 1910-1914
- Collections - Artifact
"Hallowe'en Tis Hallowe'en and I'm here again...," 1910-1914
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.