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Hallowe'en postcard with pumpkin figures and a witch – Vintage Wall Art

Hallowe'en postcard with pumpkin figures and a witch — vintage postcard
Hallowe'en postcard with pumpkin figures and a witch. 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.)

Description

A window into the past: Hallowe'en postcard with pumpkin figures and a witch, preserved in this vintage postcard. 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. 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, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Hallowe'en postcard with pumpkin figures and a witch

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A pumpkin-headed figure and a witch share the frame in this Hallowe'en postcard, a combination that was common in the holiday's printed greetings of the early 1900s. Postcards like this one were produced in large runs and mailed between friends and relatives, often in the weeks before October 31. Their bright colors, exaggerated faces and playful scenes reflected how the holiday was then being shaped in America, moving away from its older folk roots toward a lighthearted, family-friendly celebration of harvest and costumes. Pumpkins, black cats and witches appear again and again in such cards, so the pairing here is typical of the genre while still showing the period's taste for whimsy.

Original scan1,668 × 1,079 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi
Referencehallcard17 1900s

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