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Lighted Jack-o-Lanterns

Date: 10 31 1986
Description: Parents with children at a carved pumpkin, or jack-o-lantern, display on lawn on Halloween night.
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1900
Description: Front cover of a catalog for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. The illustration portrays a little girl being frightened by a little boy. The girl ...
Photograph

Halloween Observance

Date: 10 28 1948
Description: Connie and Michael Burch, children of Mr. and Mrs. Byron B. Burch, 205 South Owen Drive, with their huge pumpkin in observance of Halloween.
Poster

"Pumpkin Carving Contest"

Date: 1970
Description: A screen-printed poster advertising the Union Craft Committee's "Pumpkin Carving Contest," held on "October 29 at 7:30 pm in the Memorial Union Trophy Room...
Photograph

Halloween

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: A decorated pumpkin serves as a table centerpiece. It is decorated with a face, a hat made of fresh flowers, and attached leaves for hair.
Photograph

Mallatt's Pharmacy

Date: 10 2013
Description: A sign in the window of Mallatt's Pharmacy and Costumes advertising wine tastings. The storefront window is decorated with Halloween costumes, such as Supe...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

"Toil and Trouble"

Date: 10 26 1984
Description: Newspaper (Capital Times) photograph of Sid Boyum's neighbor Johanna Oosterwky wearing a witch's hat and stirring a cauldron in front of the Devil s...
Photograph

Arms Child with Jack-O-Lantern

Date: 10 1966
Description: One of Lewis Arms's children (most likely Paul Arms) is wearing a Halloween mask and holding a jack-o-lantern. He is standing in front of a rocking horse o...
Photograph

Hey Goblins, You'd Better Watch Out

Date: 10 26 1957
Description: "Free punki'ns" are being given to children by the Madison Sears store and the Y Men's Club of the YMCA. The pumpkins are to be carved and entered in a con...
Photograph

Halloween Symbols

Date: 10 1960
Description: A lighted smiling carved Jack-O-Lantern with a ghost figure behind.

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