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| Date: | 10 22 1957 |
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| 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. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| "Spanish Lady" costume worn for Halloween by Virginia Shaver in 1922. (Museum object #2003.29.1) |
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| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Pupils of the Northey School, District No. 7, pose with their parents at a Halloween "Hard-time" party at the school. Many in the group wear ragged or outd... |
| Date: | 10 31 1959 |
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| Description: | Mike Feifarek, Linda Houden, Carol Braton, Jackie Edwards, and Susan Arawinko attend the Sunset Village Community Club Halloween Party. |
| Date: | 10 31 1959 |
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| Description: | Fairy princess Patty Goggin is about to change the bunny Katherine Becker into a beautiful girl if she isn't stopped by the witch Susan Devitt during the S... |
| Date: | 10 31 1959 |
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| Description: | Jeff Isenring (left), Jean Cox, Nancy Willett, Jean Willett (the ghost) and Karen Olson attend the Sunset Village Community Club Halloween Party. |
| Date: | 10 31 1959 |
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| Description: | Children wore costumes while attending the Sunset Village Community Club Halloween Party. From left to right are Mary Moore, Nancy Shell, Jane Albert, Shar... |
| Date: | 10 1959 |
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| Description: | A young girl peeks from behind a Sleeping Beauty mask that is part of her Halloween costume. |
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| Description: | Group portrait of children in Halloween costumes, including a ghost, Spiderman, and Bugs Bunny, probably at Neighborhood House. |
| Date: | 10 30 1963 |
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| Description: | Teresa Vos, age 5, dressed as a ghost, pays homage to a pumpkin totem pole at Gompers school. |
| Date: | 10 28 1964 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Gene Hagen wearing a mask of a horned goblin. |
| Date: | 10 28 1964 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Gene Hagen wearing a mask of a open-mouthed gorilla. |
| Date: | 10 2013 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 10 2013 |
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| Description: | The corner storefront window of Mallatt's Pharmacy and Costumes on Monroe street is decorated with a Halloween display. Along the right side a cloth banner... |
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| Description: | A color cartoon pumpkin with beard, hair and glasses, made to look like Earl Erhart, (bartender at Ohio House tavern). Pumpkin is popping its lid. Oct.31 w... |
| Date: | 10 26 1984 |
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| 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... |
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| Description: | View of the livery stable, with a row of five buggies parked on the roof after Halloween. Seven boys are standing among the buggies on the roof, and anothe... |
| Date: | 11 02 1992 |
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| Description: | The cover of a November 1992 edition of "The New Yorker" magazine. On the left side, down the spine, are jack-o-lanterns, bats, and ghosts with a torn loo... |
| Date: | 10 1966 |
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| 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... |
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