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- Postcard, "A Thrilling Hallowe'en," October 1909 -
- October 01, 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, "A Thrilling Hallowe'en," October 1909
- "May your Christmas be happy," 1908 - Colorful, commercially designed greeting cards were popular in early 20th-century America--especially during the holidays. Friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing one another a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. Publishers sometimes decorated these cards with images of greenery symbolic of the season.
- 1908
- Collections - Artifact
"May your Christmas be happy," 1908
Colorful, commercially designed greeting cards were popular in early 20th-century America--especially during the holidays. Friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing one another a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. Publishers sometimes decorated these cards with images of greenery symbolic of the season.
- "Highest Expectations for Halloween," 1909 - 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 innocent fun. Often, friends and neighbors exchanged seasonal greeting cards. This colorful example features a jack-o-lantern -- a unique combination of immigrant customs and native harvest crops that embodies the American Halloween.
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
"Highest Expectations for Halloween," 1909
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 innocent fun. Often, friends and neighbors exchanged seasonal greeting cards. This colorful example features a jack-o-lantern -- a unique combination of immigrant customs and native harvest crops that embodies the American Halloween.
- "Curioser and Curioser Allhallowe'en Hallowe'en Greetings," 1907-1912 - 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.
- 1907-1912
- Collections - Artifact
"Curioser and Curioser Allhallowe'en Hallowe'en Greetings," 1907-1912
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.
- Postcard, "The clustered stars and the steadfast bars, The red, the white, and the blue!," 1908 -
- 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, "The clustered stars and the steadfast bars, The red, the white, and the blue!," 1908
- "Halloween," 1908-1910 - The first American Halloween gatherings were designed as matchmaking parties for young people, with games to "predict" matrimonial futures and ample opportunity for innocent flirtation. Friends and neighbors often exchanged seasonal greeting postcards - such as this colorful example from the early 1900s - that reflected these traditions.
- 1908-1910
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"Halloween," 1908-1910
The first American Halloween gatherings were designed as matchmaking parties for young people, with games to "predict" matrimonial futures and ample opportunity for innocent flirtation. Friends and neighbors often exchanged seasonal greeting postcards - such as this colorful example from the early 1900s - that reflected these traditions.
- "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.
- "Halloween Greeting," 1915-1925 - 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 1920 features a traditional Halloween jack-o-lantern as the cockpit of a whimsical "airplane."
- 1915-1925
- Collections - Artifact
"Halloween Greeting," 1915-1925
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 1920 features a traditional Halloween jack-o-lantern as the cockpit of a whimsical "airplane."
- Postcard, "A Merry Christmas, Thine own Wish, Wish I Thee," 1907 - By 1907, the date of this postcard, telephones were part of everyday life in America. The artist imagined children using this invention to talk with Santa. Today, innovative children can use other inventions, such as computers, to communicate with jolly old St. Nick.
- December 22, 1907
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Postcard, "A Merry Christmas, Thine own Wish, Wish I Thee," 1907
By 1907, the date of this postcard, telephones were part of everyday life in America. The artist imagined children using this invention to talk with Santa. Today, innovative children can use other inventions, such as computers, to communicate with jolly old St. Nick.