The Halloween Library

Harvest & Pumpkins

8 historic pictures in the Harvest & Pumpkins collection, part of Library of Congress. Each one can be ordered as a print or licensed, and the collection is a starting point for telling stories about the past.

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The autumn harvest behind the holiday: pumpkin fields, corn shocks and the war gardens of 1918.

October's Bright Blue Weather: “A Good Time to Read!”, WPA posterOctober's Bright Blue Weather: “A Good Time to Read!”, WPA poster (c. 1936-1940)Gathering In The Pumpkins In The Yakima Valley, WashGathering In The Pumpkins In The Yakima Valley, Wash (c. 1904)Field With Cornstalks Twisted Into Bunches And PumpkinsField With Cornstalks Twisted Into Bunches And Pumpkins (c. 1900)Scribner's for OctoberScribner's for October ([New York] : Charles)Photo of harvest vegetablesPhoto of harvest vegetablesEat Less, And Let Us Be Thankful That We Have Enough To Share With Those Who Fight For FreedomEat Less, And Let Us Be Thankful That We Have Enough To Share With Those Who Fight For…War Gardens Victorious--Every War Garden A Peace Plant - National War Garden CommissionWar Gardens Victorious--Every War Garden A Peace Plant - National War Garden Commission (c. 1919)War Gardens Over The TopWar Gardens Over The Top (c. 1919)