Halloween Greeting Postcard, 1915-1925
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Halloween's superstitious origins gave way to a national celebration of mystery and innocent fun in 20th-century America. Seasonal greeting postcards commonly exchanged by friends and neighbors during Halloween reflected a distinctly American blend of olden customs and modern life. This colorful example from about 1920 features a traditional Halloween jack-o-lantern as the cockpit of a whimsical "airplane."
Halloween's superstitious origins gave way to a national celebration of mystery and innocent fun in 20th-century America. Seasonal greeting postcards commonly exchanged by friends and neighbors during Halloween reflected a distinctly American blend of olden customs and modern life. This colorful example from about 1920 features a traditional Halloween jack-o-lantern as the cockpit of a whimsical "airplane."
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1915-1925
Creators
Clapsaddle, Ellen H. (Ellen Hattie), 1865-1934
Wolf & Company Publishing, Inc.
Creator Notes
Original artwork by Ellen Clapsaddle; printed by Wolf & Company Publishing, Inc.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.80.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.375 in
Inscriptions
Text on front: HALLOWE'EN / GREETING
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