Halloween Postcard With Girl, Black Cat, Owl And Pumpkin – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This vintage postcard of Halloween Postcard With Girl, Black Cat, Owl And Pumpkin brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Halloween Postcard With Girl, Black Cat, Owl And Pumpkin
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A girl, a black cat, an owl and a pumpkin share the frame in this Halloween postcard, a mix of motifs that became a staple of the holiday's imagery in the early twentieth century. Holiday postcards like this one were printed in large numbers and mailed between friends and relatives, often carrying a short greeting on the back. The cat, owl and jack-o'-lantern were linked to autumn nights and folklore about witches and the supernatural, and by the 1900s they were used in lighthearted scenes meant for children and families rather than for fear. Pairing a child with these symbols shows how the holiday had shifted toward playful celebration.
| Original scan | 1,019 × 1,597 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | hallcard33 |
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