It’s that spooky time of year…..Halloween! So as my last post for this ghouls and goblins season, here is a collection of vintage advertisements, books and magazine covers (1920s-1960s) focusing on the Halloween holiday.

1930s Vintage Photo: Skeleton having cup of tea wiht a woman in a 1930s outfit and 1930s hairstyle, PIX Magazine Skeleton series, 4 April 1938, Ray Olson — April 1938

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October 1938, Good Housekeeping Magazine.

A young mother grins as she puts a sneering jack-‘o-lantern in the window for Halloween, but it is so graphic it frightens away the trick-or-treaters.

1930s vintage magazine cover: Good Housekeeping 1938 Halloween Cover. Young mother grins as she puts a sneering jack-'o-lantern in the window for Halloween, but it is so graphic it frightens away the trick-or-treaters

Source: Archive.org

1959 Eveready Batteries ad featuring flashlights in carnival colors that are perfect for using on Halloween.

1950s Vintage Ad: 1959 Everready Batteries for flashlights to be used at Halloween in Carnival colors. Featuring kids and adults dressed up in Halloween costumes.

Source: eBay

1920s vintage magazine cover for “Parties-A magazine of decorations, costumes, games & refreshments” featuring the Halloween Edition -1929.

Source: Fineartamerica.com

“You’ll look charming and smart bound to enTRANCE, When you attend that gay Halloween dance, For on any OH!cassion you’re smooth as a dream, In a PETITEEN outfit that’s right on the beam!!!”

Adorable 1940s vintage ad for Petiteen drawer and sportswear for Size 10 to 14a (if your too old for 7 to 14’s and too small for teens).

How CUTE are their 1940s outfits and hairstyles (love the hair flower on the teen on the right)?!

1940s vintage ad for PETITEEN drawer and sportswear for the petite teen girl. This vintage halloween ad features and illustration of two teen girls in 1940s fashions at a halloween party. Also featured 1940s hairstyles.

Source: Pinterest

1950s Ballantine’s Ale Halloween print ad.

Source: Etsy-American Century Shop

1964 Ad for Coca Cola. “That’s using your pumpkin!”

1960s Vintage Ad / 1960s Vintage Halloween Advertising: 1964 That's Using Your Pumpkin Coca Cola Advertisement featuring a Jack o Lantern and a man and woman.

Source: Etsy- Wright Selections

Leach’s Fancy Dress catalogue dating from 1934. Features a wide array of costumes from the historical to the fantastical and whimsical (the whole book is avail as a digital copy HERE).

1930s Halloween Costume Ideas as seen in a 1930s magazine.... Leach's Fancy Dress catalogue dating from 1934. Features a wide array of costumes from the historical to the fantastical and whimsical.

Source: Etsy-tuppencehapenny

This dress featured in a 1950s catalog is for spring but I think it’s the perfect Halloween dress.

“Style No. 510- Luscious roses caught in a fragile web make a startingly beautiful print for this year around dress. Exquisitely fashioned of rich rayon crepe in black or navy.”

1950s vintage ad for a women's spider web with roses 1950s dress.

Source: Pinterest

I know I’m not doing vintage photos for this post, but I had to share this 1940s image of a woman wearing the same pattern but in a 1940s style dress.

1940s vintage photo of a woman in a 1940s dress with a spider web floral pattern on it. She is standing in front of a floral wallpaper.

Source: Pinterest

“The Jell-O Girl in October”. 1920s ad for everyone’s favourite gelatin..JELL-O!

1920s vintage ad: 1920s Jell-O Halloween Advertisement featuring "The Jell-O Girl in October"

Source: Pinterest

Jane Wyman on the October 1948 issue of Silver Screen.

Source: Pinterest

1951 Old Gold Cigarettes ad.

1950s vintage ad for old gold cigarettes featuring a halloween pumpkin. Vintage Halloween advertisement

Source: Etsy-RelicElectic

Dennison’s Bogie Book from 1925. This book offers a wealth of art deco style Halloween illustrations, as well as detailed suggestions on how to throw a 1920s style Halloween party. It is a guide for everything from decorations to costumes to games to play with guests (avail as a digital PDF HERE).

1920s vintage halloween book for kids: Dennison's Bogie Book from 1925. This book offers a wealth of art deco style Halloween illustrations, as well as detailed suggestions on how to throw a 1920s style Halloween party. It is a guide for everything from decorations to costumes to games to play with guests

Source: Etsy – bluehoursatelier

1960s ad for Budweiser and cheese and an odd Halloween decoration of a cheese tray and a pumpkin. Ohhh the 60s.

Source: Mascola.com

“Throw a Hallowe’en Party ’round the Pumpkin!”. Vintage Ad for crackers as seen in Woman’s Day magazine, October 1947.

The ad features an idea of “roasting marshmallows” over the candle in the Jack-o’-lantern and then putting them on crackers (like smores, but not smores).

Source: Flickr

1926 Coca-Cola Halloween ad as seen in Literary Digest.

1920s ad for coca cola featuring a family enjoying a drink while the son plays with the halloween pumpkin

Source: eBay

Redbook october 1933 featuring a woman bobbing for apples.

Source: Pinterest

Happy Halloween friends! If you are celebrating I hope you have the best time.

Question Time: What was your favourite ad / book or magazine from above? Share in the comments section below.

FURTHER READING:

October Vintage Magazine Covers
Vintage Halloween Candy Ads-1940s and 1950s
Vintage Photo Tuesday: Halloween In the 1940s & 1950s
Vintage Photo Tuesday-Halloween in the 1930s-1960s Part 2
Vintage Photo Tuesday: Halloween Costumes 1920s-1960s Part 3
Happy Halloween! Vintage Photos of Costumes from the 1950s & 1960s – PART 4
Halloween-The Vintage Roundup Party! (more vintage halloween advertising & items)
Halloween-The Vintage Roundup Party Part 2

Thanks for dropping by!

Liz

Since Halloween is this Saturday, I thought I would dedicate Vintage Photo Tuesday to Halloween costumes from the 1920s-1960s.

Happy Halloween Friends!

1940s Photo of 2 women posing for pinup photo with pumpkins and with pumpkins on their 1940s outfits. Cheryl Walker and Marjorie Henshaw, Halloween 1940s. — Dress as a cute pumpkin! Cheryl Walker and Marjorie Henshaw, Halloween 1940s.

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Vintage Images of Halloween Costumes

From the 1920s-1960s

1920s Halloween photo (October 28, 1929) from Victoria Park Forest School, Halloween party, group of six kids in costumes. Not sure what they are, but aren’t they cute?!

1920s vintage halloween Photo (October 28, 1929) from Victoria Park Forest School, Halloween party, group of six kids in costumes.

Source: Toronto Archives

1920s Witch (October 28th, 1929) as seen at that same Halloween party at Victoria Park Forest School. I love this version of a witch.

1920s vintage photo of a Witch (October 28th, 1929) as seen at that same Halloween party at Victoria Park Forest School.

Source: Toronto Archives

Always in the News. What a fun Halloween costume idea! Seen in the The Brevardier Yearbook 1948, Brevard High School. -1940’s vintage photo.

Further Reading: Take a look inside Vintage Yearbooks (archived blog posts)

1940s vintage yearbook photo: Always in the News. Seen in the The Brevardier Yearbook 1948, Brevard High School. Fun costume idea!

Source: North Carolina High School Yearbooks

1940s vintage photo of a young adult Halloween party. I recgonize Bonnie from Bonnie and Clyde. Possible a vampire, mime, old lady, a county lady and a young girl?? What do you think?

1940s vintage photo of a young adult Halloween party. Costume: Bonnie from Bonnie and Clyde. Possible a vampire, mime, old lady, a county lady and a young girl

Source: eBay

1950s Cowgirl Halloween Outfit. Our lady in costume looks cute in her pencil skirt and simple white blouse (so does her friend). What an easy idea if your stuck on an idea for your Halloween party.

1950s vintage photo of a Cowgirl Halloween Outfit. Our lady in costume looks cute in her pencil skirt and simple white blouse (so does her friend).

Source: eBay

1950s photo of a woman in a sexy halloween outfit with masquerade mask on her face. Not 100% sure what she is supposed to be, but she looks great.

Source: eBay

Can’t think of what to wear? No worries! Just create a mask out of paper like these kids did for their classroom Halloween Party. Circa 1950s.

Image depicts a group of children in costume, with a carved pumpkin jack-o'-lantern, at a school Halloween event. 1950s vintage photo

Source: Toronto Archives

1960s Photo of 2 girls going to a Halloween party as Potato Children (I did not make this up, it was on the photo description). Anyone care to explain?

Teen Girls Dressed in Potato Children Costumes Halloween Party Vintage 1960's Photo

Source: eBay

1960s photo of a school setting Halloween party~one woman has her head above an old timey arcade type cut away in the back. Lady at desk looks to be dressed up as a fancy older woman with her fur stole.

1960s photo of a school setting Halloween party~one woman has her head above an arcade type cut away in back. Lady at desk isn't sure who she is with her fur stole.

Source: Etsy

Question Time! Will you be doing anything for Halloween this year? And if so what are you up to and what are you going as? Share in the comments section below.

Further Reading: Collection of Vintage Halloween Blog Posts

Liz

Tag: Halloween

Vintage Halloween Magazines, Books & Advertising 1920s-1960s

Vintage Photo’s of Halloween Costumes 1920s-1960s

Vintage Images of Halloween Costumes

From the 1920s-1960s