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(31,409 posts) Tue Oct 30, 2018, 11:43 AM Oct 2018

Vintage Halloween Photos

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I remember when I was a kid, we would spend days thinking up our costumes and how we Arkansas Granny Oct 2018 #1

Those are simply MARVELOUS (and eery)... Much better costumes than today's IMO hlthe2b Oct 2018 #2

Do you have a link? I'd like to see more if they have them rurallib Oct 2018 #3

I just did an image search for vintage halloween and selected the clearer images ... Donkees Oct 2018 #4

Thanks rurallib Oct 2018 #5

From 1930's Donkees Oct 2018 #6

More: Donkees Oct 2018 #7

1950's Donkees Oct 2018 #8

OMG! That smiling pumpkin posted in the store window is so familiar to me! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 #9

Homemade and much scarier back then. Laffy Kat Oct 2018 #10

Cabinet Photo, Early 20th Century Halloween Ghouls Donkees Oct 2018 #11

Straight out of American Horror Story! demmiblue Oct 2018 #12

Jebus! We have nothing on them regarding "dark", do we! marble falls Oct 2018 #13

Witches in Wales dem in texas Oct 2018 #14

This looks like.... SergeStorms Nov 2018 #18

They were scarier then! world wide wally Oct 2018 #15

I love these vintage photos Niagara Oct 2018 #16

I'm interested in making one like this ... Donkees Nov 2018 #19

That's terrifying! nt zanana1 Nov 2018 #21

It's interesting to note that Niagara Nov 2018 #24

Love it! Niagara Nov 2018 #23

I'm struck by how good (read:creepy) those old masks were. Marie Marie Oct 2018 #17

I guess we've always been creepy. nt zanana1 Nov 2018 #20

Love the photos! Nitram Nov 2018 #22

Arkansas Granny

(31,517 posts)

1. I remember when I was a kid, we would spend days thinking up our costumes and how we

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 11:46 AM

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were going to make them. Hardly anyone bought ready-made costumes back then. You had to depend on your imagination and a little help from mom to make them work.

hlthe2b

(102,282 posts)

2. Those are simply MARVELOUS (and eery)... Much better costumes than today's IMO

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Tue Oct 30, 2018, 11:47 AM

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rurallib

(62,416 posts)

3. Do you have a link? I'd like to see more if they have them

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Tue Oct 30, 2018, 12:11 PM

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Also I wonder when and where these costumes come from?
Thanks for the pics

Donkees

(31,409 posts)

4. I just did an image search for vintage halloween and selected the clearer images ...

Reply to rurallib (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 12:23 PM

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A lot of these are from the 1900's to 1930's

rurallib

(62,416 posts)

5. Thanks

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Tue Oct 30, 2018, 12:24 PM

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Donkees

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6. From 1930's

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Tue Oct 30, 2018, 12:28 PM

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Donkees

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7. More:

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Tue Oct 30, 2018, 12:37 PM

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Donkees

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8. 1950's

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Tue Oct 30, 2018, 03:31 PM

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Rhiannon12866

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9. OMG! That smiling pumpkin posted in the store window is so familiar to me!

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Wed Oct 31, 2018, 02:26 AM

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It's identical to one that my mother had and she put it up every single year since I can remember!

Laffy Kat

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10. Homemade and much scarier back then.

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Wed Oct 31, 2018, 02:29 AM

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Donkees

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11. Cabinet Photo, Early 20th Century Halloween Ghouls

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Wed Oct 31, 2018, 09:08 AM

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demmiblue

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12. Straight out of American Horror Story!

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Wed Oct 31, 2018, 10:26 AM

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marble falls

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13. Jebus! We have nothing on them regarding "dark", do we!

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Wed Oct 31, 2018, 11:22 AM

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dem in texas

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14. Witches in Wales

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Wed Oct 31, 2018, 11:44 AM

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[link:|]

SergeStorms

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18. This looks like....

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Thu Nov 1, 2018, 02:44 AM

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the "Women for Trump" planning committee.

world wide wally

(21,744 posts)

15. They were scarier then!

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Wed Oct 31, 2018, 02:12 PM

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Niagara

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16. I love these vintage photos

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Wed Oct 31, 2018, 09:30 PM

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Thanks for sharing.

I'm going to have to start experimenting making paper mache masks.

Donkees

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19. I'm interested in making one like this ...

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Thu Nov 1, 2018, 05:18 AM

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zanana1

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21. That's terrifying! nt

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Thu Nov 1, 2018, 07:57 AM

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Niagara

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24. It's interesting to note that

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Thu Nov 1, 2018, 12:21 PM

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centuries ago, physicians wore these masks during epidemics.

It would have been terrifying for any patient receiving medical treatment to see this.

Niagara

(7,620 posts)

23. Love it!

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Thu Nov 1, 2018, 12:13 PM

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Please keep me posted with photos if you ever make one.

Marie Marie

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17. I'm struck by how good (read:creepy) those old masks were.

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Wed Oct 31, 2018, 10:15 PM

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Yikes!

zanana1

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20. I guess we've always been creepy. nt

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Thu Nov 1, 2018, 07:56 AM

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Nitram

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22. Love the photos!

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Thu Nov 1, 2018, 11:29 AM

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