Halloween Postcard Showing Young People on a Hayride, circa 1912
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The first American Halloween gatherings were designed as matchmaking parties for young people, with games to "predict" matrimonial futures and ample opportunity for innocent flirtation. Friends and neighbors often exchanged seasonal greeting postcards - such as this colorful example from about 1912 - that depicted these holiday amusements.
The first American Halloween gatherings were designed as matchmaking parties for young people, with games to "predict" matrimonial futures and ample opportunity for innocent flirtation. Friends and neighbors often exchanged seasonal greeting postcards - such as this colorful example from about 1912 - that depicted these holiday amusements.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1912
Subject Date
circa 1912
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Created by Raphael Tuck & Sons in Saxony, Germany
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2008.84.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Embossing (Technique)
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 3.563 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front: HALLOWE'EN Printed on back: TUCK'S POST CARD / Raphael Tuck & Sons "Hallowe'en Post Cards Series No. 183 / ART PUBLSHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN / PRINTED IN SAXONY
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