Halloween – Vintage Wall Art
(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
Halloween comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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.
Halloween
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Halloween in the early twentieth century was far less commercialized than it is today, and this c. 1917 print belongs to a time when costumed revelry, parlor games and neighborhood pranks were the main ways communities marked the night. The record gives only the title, so the picture's exact scene is open to viewing rather than fixed by a caption. Photographs from this period often show children and young adults in homemade disguises, with the holiday still rooted in older harvest and autumn customs that had carried over from Scotland and Ireland. Prints like this one from the Library of Congress's collections are useful for seeing how the holiday looked before mass-produced decorations and candy took over.
| Created / published | c. 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photographic print |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,700 × 3,767 px · prints to 9 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-152070 |
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