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- "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.
- "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
- Collections - Artifact
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.