Halloween postcard of woman with jack-o'-lantern – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage postcard of Halloween postcard of woman with jack-o'-lantern. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Halloween postcard of woman with jack-o'-lantern
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A woman with a grinning jack-o'-lantern is the focus of this Halloween postcard, a holiday card type that was especially popular in the early twentieth century. Embossed and brightly colored cards like this one were mailed as greetings and often showed witches, black cats, and pumpkins in bold, stylized art. Pairing a figure with a carved pumpkin reflects the custom of jack-o'-lanterns, which in America grew into the central symbol of the holiday. Notice how the lettering and decorative borders reflect the printing methods of the era.
| Original scan | 1,626 × 1,063 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | hallcard29 |
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