The Halloween Library

Halloween Postcards

44 historic pictures in the Halloween Postcards collection, part of Library of Congress. Each one can be ordered as a print or licensed, and the collection is a starting point for telling stories about the past.

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Halloween greeting cards and postcards from the golden age of the postcard, about 1900 to the 1920s, when Americans mailed millions of them every October.

Merry Halloween postcard with pumpkin and vegetable figuresMerry Halloween postcard with pumpkin and vegetable figuresA Thrilling Halloween greeting card with jack-o'-lanterns and catsA Thrilling Halloween greeting card with jack-o'-lanterns and catsHappy Halloween postcard with witch, black cat and pumpkinsHappy Halloween postcard with witch, black cat and pumpkinsHallowe'en postcard: musicians and turnip-headed dancers with a jack-o'-lanternHallowe'en postcard: musicians and turnip-headed dancers with a jack-o'-lanternHalloween postcard with witch, black cat and pumpkin manHalloween postcard with witch, black cat and pumpkin manHalloween postcard of child in Pierrot costume holding jack-o'-lanternHalloween postcard of child in Pierrot costume holding jack-o'-lanternHalloween Greetings postcard: children, jack-o'-lantern, apple bobbing tubHalloween Greetings postcard: children, jack-o'-lantern, apple bobbing tubHalloween Precautions witch postcard with owl and jack-o'-lanternHalloween Precautions witch postcard with owl and jack-o'-lanternA Jolly Halloween postcard, bobbing for apples, 1907A Jolly Halloween postcard, bobbing for apples, 1907Halloween Greetings postcard: witch, boy and bellHalloween Greetings postcard: witch, boy and bellHalloween postcard with witch, black cat, and apple bobbingHalloween postcard with witch, black cat, and apple bobbingHalloween greeting postcard: boy running with pumpkin, ghostHalloween greeting postcard: boy running with pumpkin, ghostA Happy Halloween postcard: child with jack-o'-lanternA Happy Halloween postcard: child with jack-o'-lanternHalloween Pranks: child holding jack-o'-lantern embossed postcardHalloween Pranks: child holding jack-o'-lantern embossed postcardHallowe'en Greeting postcard with a lit candleHallowe'en Greeting postcard with a lit candleA Happy Hallowe'en greeting card with pumpkin face and cutleryA Happy Hallowe'en greeting card with pumpkin face and cutleryHallowe'en postcard with pumpkin figures and a witchHallowe'en postcard with pumpkin figures and a witchAll Hallowe'en Greetings postcard with pumpkin-headed manAll Hallowe'en Greetings postcard with pumpkin-headed manOct. 31st, With Best Wishes for All Hallowe'en postcardOct. 31st, With Best Wishes for All Hallowe'en postcardDon't Be Scared on Hallow-e'en: Things Are Seldom What They Seem, postcardDon't Be Scared on Hallow-e'en: Things Are Seldom What They Seem, postcardHalloween Greetings postcard with witch, cauldron and owlHalloween Greetings postcard with witch, cauldron and owlA Jolly Halloween postcard with witch, owl and jack-o-lantern scarecrowA Jolly Halloween postcard with witch, owl and jack-o-lantern scarecrowHalloween Greetings card with flying witches and batsHalloween Greetings card with flying witches and batsHallowe'en postcard: a girl with a jack-o'-lantern in a moonlit field, a witch behind the fence, 1900sHallowe'en postcard: a girl with a jack-o'-lantern in a moonlit field, a witch behind the…A Merry Halloween postcard with jack-o'-lantern, owl and black catA Merry Halloween postcard with jack-o'-lantern, owl and black catA Jolly Hallowe'en postcard with witch and black catsA Jolly Hallowe'en postcard with witch and black catsJoyous Halloween greeting card with anthropomorphic pumpkin and vegetablesJoyous Halloween greeting card with anthropomorphic pumpkin and vegetablesHallowe'en Greetings postcard: a pumpkin-headed boy and a black cat, a moonlit stone cottageHallowe'en Greetings postcard: a pumpkin-headed boy and a black cat, a moonlit stone…Halloween postcard of woman with jack-o'-lanternHalloween postcard of woman with jack-o'-lanternMay You See Your True Love's Face: Halloween postcard of a woman with a mirror and candle on the stairsMay You See Your True Love's Face: Halloween postcard of a woman with a mirror and candle…Halloween postcard with chestnut faces: Hope, Despair, Happy ever afterHalloween postcard with chestnut faces: Hope, Despair, Happy ever afterHalloween postcard with anthropomorphic cabbages and verseHalloween postcard with anthropomorphic cabbages and verseHalloween Postcard With Girl, Black Cat, Owl And PumpkinHalloween Postcard With Girl, Black Cat, Owl And PumpkinHalloween greeting card with girl, teapot and jack-o'-lanternHalloween greeting card with girl, teapot and jack-o'-lanternOct 31st Halloween postcard with woman and verseOct 31st Halloween postcard with woman and verseHalloween postcard of boys at a door with verseHalloween postcard of boys at a door with verseEmbossed Halloween postcard: "For Auld Lang Syne this Halloween!Embossed Halloween postcard: "For Auld Lang Syne this Halloween!Halloween postcard with witch and jack-o'-lanternsHalloween postcard with witch and jack-o'-lanternsHalloween postcard with child, ghost and jack-o'-lanternHalloween postcard with child, ghost and jack-o'-lanternHalloween greeting postcard: When you hear the owls hootingHalloween greeting postcard: When you hear the owls hootingHalloween Greetings postcard with witch, jack-o'-lantern and black catHalloween Greetings postcard with witch, jack-o'-lantern and black catHalloween witch on broomstick with jack-o'-lanterns postcardHalloween witch on broomstick with jack-o'-lanterns postcardWitch on broomstick with lantern, Halloween greetings postcardWitch on broomstick with lantern, Halloween greetings postcardHalloween greetings postcard with witch, jack-o'-lantern and black catHalloween greetings postcard with witch, jack-o'-lantern and black cat