Snapshots of the Past

Merry Halloween postcard with pumpkin and vegetable figures – Historic Reproduction

Merry Halloween postcard with pumpkin and vegetable figures — vintage postcard
Merry Halloween postcard with pumpkin and vegetable figures. Vintage postcard from the Halloween collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Merry Halloween postcard with pumpkin and vegetable figures, a vintage postcard rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Merry Halloween postcard with pumpkin and vegetable figures

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Pumpkins and vegetables are the stars of this one, rather than witches or black cats, which makes it a useful window onto early twentieth-century Halloween. Postcards like this were mass-produced in the decades around 1900 to 1915, when the holiday was still shifting from harvest-season festivity toward the candy-and-costume custom it became later. Designers often gave jack-o'-lanterns and other produce human faces, clothing, and small scenes, a playful style that reflected the rural roots of the celebration. Look closely at the colors and lettering, which are often the best clues to a card's printing process and age.

Original scan1,147 × 1,800 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi
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