Halloween – Historic Reproduction
(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.)
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Step back in time with Halloween, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Halloween in the early twentieth century was a holiday in transition, moving from neighborhood pranks and harvest-season rituals toward the costumed, candy-focused celebration familiar today. This c. 1917 photographic print, held by the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress, belongs to a wider collection of American pictorial material on the holiday. Photographs from this period often show children in homemade masks and costumes, jack-o'-lanterns, and decorated porches, capturing a time when community gatherings and seasonal traditions still shaped how the night was spent. Because the record gives few specifics, the picture is best read as a window onto everyday American life during the First World War years.
| Created / published | c. 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photographic print |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,100 × 1,181 px · prints to 7 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 2954300536_afa99462c0_o |
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