Halloween Pranks: child holding jack-o'-lantern embossed postcard – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This vintage postcard of Halloween Pranks: child holding jack-o'-lantern embossed postcard brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Halloween Pranks: child holding jack-o'-lantern embossed postcard
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Embossed postcards like this one, showing a child with a jack-o'-lantern, were a staple of Halloween greetings in the early twentieth century, when the holiday was shifting from older harvest and folk customs toward the family-centered, card-sending celebration many Americans know today. The raised, textured printing gave the image a glossy, three-dimensional look that made it stand out in a rack of cards. Its scene of a young trick-or-treater with a carved pumpkin reflects the pranks and playful mischief that were then part of the holiday's popular image.
| Original scan | 1,027 × 1,626 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | hallcard14 |
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