Vintage Photo Tuesday The Halloween Edlition of vintage halloween photos from the 1940s and 1950s

With Halloween so close around the corner it only makes sense that this weeks Vintage Photo Tuesday is a Halloween Edition of images from the 1940s & 1950s (mostly the 50s).

Let the Spooky Spectacular begin!

Vintage Photos of Halloween In the 1940s & 1950s

Anaheim Halloween Parade, circa 1950s. The Witches on Parade.

1950s vintage photo from an Anaheim Halloween Parade featuring a parade float with women as witches sitting with a pumpkin. — Photo courtesy Orange County Archives

Robin Hood and his Pumpkin-1957.

1950s Halloween Image of a Boy dressed as Robin Hood in 1957. Vintage Halloween costume idea. — Source: Flickr

Halloween Party for US Servicemen in 1943. That pumpkin to the right is bizarre. That is a pumpkin right?

1940s vintage photo of a Halloween party for U.S. servicemen in 1943 featuring women in 1940s fashions and 1940s hairstyles. — Source: Flickr

Time to pick the winner at this 1955’s school Halloween Party!

1950s School Halloween Party in 1955 featuring a number of kids in Halloween costumes. — Source: Flickr

Halloween party, Mars Hill College, 1951

1950s vintage photo of a Halloween party at Mars Hill College, 1951 featuring young college women in Halloween costumes. — Copyright Mars Hill College

1940s vintage photo of couples dressed up in old fashion bathing suits for men and women. Fun idea!

Source: Pinterest

Flash Gordon to the Rescue! -1950s vintage photo

1950's Space Cowboy Halloween Costume as seen in a vintage 1950s photo. — Source: Flickr

The prettiest little princess. -1950s vintage photo

1950's Halloween image of a little girl as a princess — Source: Flickr

Everyone wins a prize for best costume in this 1950’s Halloween party image. They all did a great job!

1950s vintage photo of a work Halloween party where everyone is dressed up in Halloween costumes. — Source: Flickr

I will leave you with an image of my brother and I at Halloween in the 1980’s. What is hilarious about these costumes, is that I just had a conversation with my mom on Thanksgiving about how she felt that she did a really great job on our costumes each year. That was until I found this image and I asked my mom if this was the year she gave up 😉 lol!

Want more Halloween photos? Check out Part 2 HERE.

Question Time: What are you being for Halloween this year? Going with a vintage look or something far removed from the vintage world?

Further Reading: Collection of Vintage Halloween Blog Posts

Happy Halloween Week!

Liz

It’s that time of the year…Halloween!

One of the great things about Halloween is all the goodies you can get (even if you don’t hand any out) and since this is a vintage blog I thought we could browse some of the vintage ads of all the yummy candies that would have landed in kids bags during the 1940s and 1950s.

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Vintage Halloween Candy Ads-1940s and 1950s

First up-WOWE-E. 1940s vintage ad for the chewing gum whistle.

I have never heard of this candy before, but the fact that it whistles fills my heart with joy.

1940s vintage ad for Wowee Halloween Whistles - vintage halloween candy ad. — Source: Flickr-Val

1952 Brach’s Candy and chocolate ad featuring square dancers and trick or treaters in halloween costumes.

Further Reading: Vi ntage Chocolate Advertising from 1920s-1950s | A Look Back

1950s vintage ad: 1952 Brach's Candy and chocolate ad featuring square dancers and halloween candy vintage halloween

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Mmmmmm Cracker Jacks. I’m positive you would have been the favorite on the block if you handed this treat out. -1950s vintage ad.

1950s vintage ad for Cracker Jack popcorn featuring kids in halloween costumes trick or treating.

FULL Candy bars! Nothing teeny tiny here. Wow can you imagine the sugar high these kids would have been on after eating multiples of those?

I will take the Butterfinger please…and maybe the Baby Ruth too while we are at it. -1940s vintage ad.

1940s vintage ad for BABY RUTH Butterfinger CURTISS Candy. a Vintage Halloween Advertisement featuring kids in Halloween costumes trick or treating. — Souce: Flickr-Christian Montone

Woolworth’s, your one stop shop for all things Halloween (not just candy). -1940s vintage ad

1940s vintage ad for Woolworth's Halloween costumes and Halloween decor and Halloween candy. — Source: retroist.com

Milky Way Candy Bars are still a favorite of mine today. -1940s vintage ad

Vintage 1940s halloween candy ad for Milky Way Candy Bars featuring a black cat on a trick or treat bag. — Source: Flickr-Val

I have heard of Snickers, and Milky Way but never the “Forever Yours”. Have you?

This ad makes me giggle that a tree is eating a chocolate bar. -1940s vintage ad

Vintage Milky Way and Mars ad from the 1940s featuing a bail of hay eating a chocolate bar. Fun vintage halloween candy ad. — Source: Flickr-Val

Curtiss Treats! Another candy I have not heard of “Saf-T-Pops”. They look really interesting though, don’t you think?

Vintage 1940s Halloween Candy Ad for Curtiss Treats (vintage candy).

I was not a 1950’s child but I remember in the 1980s getting small boxed cereal in my treat bag and loving it! Cereal for dessert?? Yes I will thank you. -1955 vintage ad