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Halloween greeting postcard: When you hear the owls hooting – Vintage Print

Halloween greeting postcard: When you hear the owls hooting — vintage postcard
Halloween greeting postcard: When you hear the owls hooting. 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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Halloween greeting postcard: When you hear the owls hooting comes to life in this vintage postcard, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.

Halloween greeting postcard: When you hear the owls hooting

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A owl-and-moon scene carries the title's line about hearing owls hoot, and it sets this card apart from the many black cats and jack-o'-lanterns on the Halloween board. Holiday postcards like this one were popular in the early 20th century, when printers mass-produced colorful illustrated cards that people mailed to friends and family each autumn. Cards of this kind often used night imagery, bare trees, and crescent moons to suggest the spooky mood of the season while staying lighthearted enough for children and general audiences. Looking closely, you can see how the designer relied on simple shapes and bold color to make the nocturnal scene readable at a glance.

Original scan504 × 801 px
ReferenceHalloween (21)

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