The Witch No. 3 – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with The Witch No. 3, a historic print rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Witch No. 3
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Dated 1892, this picture comes from a time when Halloween in America was mostly a night for parlor games, fortune-telling, and neighborhood pranks, not the costumed trick-or-treating that developed later. Families marked the evening with apple bobbing, nut-cracking, and divining the future from mirrors or melted wax, customs that drew on harvest traditions and on Scottish and Irish practices carried over by immigrants. Looking at the scene with that in mind helps explain its mix of playfulness and superstition.
| Created / published | c. 1892 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,697 × 2,700 px · prints to 12 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 02986u 1892 |
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