These wonderful vintage postcards mostly manufactured in Germany circa 1910. Over 100 years old they are still vibrant and offer a wonderful snapshot into the iconography of the holiday and a social commentary. Some have been mailed while others are unused. They are chromolithographs, embossed and a couple have sparkle embellishments. Not surprisingly there are reoccurring themes including witches, black cats, pumpkins, jack o lanterns and bobbing for apples.
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Girl in a white dress reaches up to an apple on a string to bite it. A boy with a black cat at his legs is beside her. An owl and a witch appear in rondelles in top corners. |
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Little girl dressed in red witch costume with red pointed hat and red cape. She's carrying a black cat and also a carved pumpkin jack-o-lantern. Signed on front with artist's name. |
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Boy in a barrel costume with carved, smoking pumpkin over his head, tries to surprise a girl whose eyes are covered. Lightly embossed and has silver glitter. Half moons in top corners. |
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Depicts a young woman in red dotted dress sits on pumpkin-planet and a line of pumpkins with pickles as arms and legs comes and pays hommage. The front also has a poem "Strange things will happen! Strange things will be seen! If you'll watch out / On Hallowee'n". |
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Black cat and witch (with broom, peaked hat and red ribbons) and black cape sit in the back of an automobile carved out of a squash or watermelon. Surreal-type image. A pumpkin with a cap is the driver and two smoking pumpkins are the front lights. Lemon or zucchini slices for wheels. Bat and crescent moon in background. |
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Frightened young boy crouching; he seems to be afraid of a black cat standing atop an orange pumpkin jack-o-lantern. |
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Depicts a young child coming her hair. Poem reads: "On Hallowe'en Oh Mercy me, The awfullest things that one can see. Ghosts and goblins and witches too, And other things to frighten you." |
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Surreal image of black cat being ridden in the sky by a ghoul who has attached his hand to a witch's broom. A skeleton, ghost and another ghoul hang onto to the cat's tail. Pumpkin jack-o-lanterns at the bottom. |
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Black cats flying in sky with jack-o-lantern ghosts trailing diaphanous gowns. Witch on broomstick in full moon in background. |
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A girl in old-fashioned costume sits on a big pumpkin, with black cats on either side of her and reads from a book called "Ghost Stories" to a group of children who also have Halloween symbols, including mask, black cat and jack-o-lantern. |
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Depicts five vegetables with faces, arms and legs, one sitting on top of a pumpkin in a field. Greeting: "Merry Hallowe'en." |
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Witch in red dress and black cape, black peaked hat with red ribbons, flying a broom that has pumpkin jack-o-lantern on front. Crescent moon in background with face. |
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Depicts a witch and pumpkin. |
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Depicts black cat and broomstick in a large circle , with two carved pumpkins on each side of circle. Greeting: "A Merry Hallowe'en. For Ways that are dark and tricks that are vain. Watch out!" |
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Depicts child and adult, adult with large hat or sombrero, looking up at a large pumpkin on a fence, surrounded by forest. Smiling moon in background. |
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Hallowe'en Greetings - poem in bottom right corner "Tis Hallowe'en and I'm here again / from the man in the Moon in an Aeroplane / My charms are new and right up to date / Go tell by the Cards your fortune and fate." Shows a witch with broom, and black cat in a biplane with a pumpkin jack-o-lantern in front (like an engine). Three owls pull the biplane on a string. Crescent moon in top right. |
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Depicts a two children bobbing for apples. |
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This card depicts a child in a witch's costume, on a broomstick with a black cat, set against a yellow moon. |
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Depicts small boy wearing a hat with a feather , holding a large carved pumpkin. Signature of Ellen H. Clapsaddle. Greeting is "A Happy Hallowe'en." |
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ostcard depicts witch with broom in forest feturing bats, black cat, and "talking" trees with faces. White moon in background. |
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Orange background with illustration of witch on broomstick and black cat on end of broomstick. Scared children at the bottom of the card. |
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Depicts a large pumpkin with a human face and hands at top of postcard. Lower portion with two green pumpkins and a green cat. Two candlesticks above. Centre has greeting "To Greet You Heartily This Hallowe'en." |
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Depicts a boy in a blue sailor or military outfit, and a girl in a pink dress. Both reach up for the same apple. A line of apples is hung between two poles. A jack-o-lantern appears in the bottom right corner and a black cat in the bottom left corner. |
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Depicts a large owl, with a castle turret in background. Border is of clouds and witches with broomsticks. Greeting is "For Auld Lang Syne this Hallowe'en. Oct 31st." |
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Depicts witch, black cat and pumpkin on seesaw. Pumpkin has peanuts for arms and legs. |
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Depicts 3 young girls with apples in barrel. |
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Woman with pumpkin jack-o-lantern head leaning out a window, throwing a rose to a kneeling man, who also has a pumpkin jack-o-lantern head. He's playing the banjo and serenading her. There is a black cat in the background, as well as owls and a crescent moon in sky. |
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umpkin jack-o-lantern-headed boy in white shirt holds black cat with gold bow on neck over a fence. Below is written "Is this your pussy". Smiling moon in background. |
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Depicts a large grandfather clock with "pumpkin pendulum" and anelegant Gibson Girl. Shadow of witch to left, as well as a black cat. Greeting: "Beware! The time is here in which the witches do appear." |
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A "Whitney Made" card, with owl and black cat, set against a yellow moon. Includes witch's hat and broomstick. Greeting is "Look out! Or else a goblin crew will try to have some fun with you." |
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Depicts pumpkin-head man roasting jack-o-lantern in outdoor stone fireplace. Man is surrounded by thistle. |
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Depicts small boy in sailor suit and a girl? in a panama hat carrying a large pumpkin on a pole. |
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Central panel depicts Gibson Girl in hooded white robe adorned with pumpkins and holding candle. She is surrounded by several pumpkin-like masks, as well as masks similar to Japanese Noh masks. Panel has gilded drawings of Noh-like masks on either side. Title is "Hallowe'en Faces". Verse:" Perhaps you will be sleeping And you'll miss a funny sight / of ceril faces peeping For Hallowe'en's the night." |
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Depicts a milkmaid, startled by cow with pumpkins attached to its ears. |
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Depicts large smiling pumpkin with black cat, and 'dancing' vegetables. Young girl looking over stone fence. |
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Greeting: "Witches, bats and pussy-cats / are all abroad to-night / I'd brave them all to see one lass / who has bewitched me, quite." Card shows small child with a pumpkin on a stick and a witch stroking a black cat. Cat is drinking from 'pumpkin plate' with owl looking on. |
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