The Halloween Library

Witches & Salem

15 historic pictures in the Witches & Salem 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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Witches in prints, posters and photographs from the Library of Congress, and the town that the witch trials made famous.

Witches' catWitches' catIllustration Of King And Witch; Scene From Sleeping BeautyIllustration Of King And Witch; Scene From Sleeping Beauty (c. 1868)The Witch's DaughterThe Witch's Daughter (c. 1881)The witch house, SalemThe witch house, Salem (c1911.)Not a Modern Witches' Council - But Members Of [The Holy And Undivided Trinity Of Castle Rising, Norfolk, England]Not a Modern Witches' Council - But Members Of [The Holy And Undivided Trinity Of Castle… (c. 1920s)The Witch House, Salem, Mass., 1902The Witch House, Salem, Mass., 1902 (c. 1902)[Three witches standing around a boiling cauldron; above them hovers a devil(?)][Three witches standing around a boiling cauldron; above them hovers a devil(?)] (1940)"Hansel And Gretel," The Gingerbread Children by Humperdinck Music, Animals, Dancing, Songs"Hansel And Gretel," The Gingerbread Children by Humperdinck Music, Animals, Dancing… (c. 1936-1941)Vuë de Salem. Salem - eine stadt in Engelländischen America, in der Grafschafft Essex, ... Salem - une ville de l'Amerique Angloise dans le Comte d'Essex, ... / gravé par Balth. Frederic Leizelt.Vuë de Salem. Salem - eine stadt in Engelländischen America, in der Grafschafft Essex…Miss Baldwin, A Modern Witch Of EndorMiss Baldwin, A Modern Witch Of Endor (c. 1870)The Witch No. 2The Witch No. 2Salem, Mass. bird's-eye lithographic view of townSalem, Mass. bird's-eye lithographic view of townThe Witch No. 1The Witch No. 1Pirate and WitchPirate and WitchFred R. Hamlin's Musical Extravaganza: The Wizard of Oz, The Tin ManFred R. Hamlin's Musical Extravaganza: The Wizard of Oz, The Tin Man