"Hallowe'en"

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1907

GUSN

GUSN-374873

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Greeting cards
Halloween cards
"Hallowe'en"
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Description

Illustration of a devil and a jack-o-lantern figure playing tug-of-war with a Christmas cracker in the light of a candle. Text reads, "Hallowe'en."

Details

Descriptive Terms

postcards
greeting cards
devils (spirits)
candles
holidays
postcards
greeting cards

Physical Descrption

1 postcard

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

1926

Reference Code

EP001.05.02.023

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Lydia S. Chace, July 31, 1926.

Record Details

Originator

Raphael Tuck & Sons

Material Type

postcards
greeting cards

Other Organizations

Raphael Tuck & Sons

Subjects

Halloween
Pumpkin
Christmas crackers

Description Level

Item

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