Halloween greeting postcard: boy running with pumpkin, ghost – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare vintage postcard captures Halloween greeting postcard: boy running with pumpkin, ghost in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Halloween greeting postcard: boy running with pumpkin, ghost
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A boy sprints across the card with a jack-o'-lantern held out in front of him, a sheet-white ghost drifting close behind as if giving chase. Postcards like this one were produced in large numbers in the early 1900s, when Halloween was shifting from neighborhood pranks toward a family holiday built around costumes, party games and decorated homes. The bright colors, cartoonish faces and playful motion were meant to make a quick note feel festive, and the pairing of a child with a friendly ghost reflects the lighter, less frightening tone that greeting-card makers favored for the holiday.
| Original scan | 1,045 × 1,639 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | hallcard12 |
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