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Blade Runners: 1919
... Boo. I think you're trying to get us ready for Halloween, Dave. The dark images swirling like a murder of crows. Skate ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/09/2012 - 7:35am -

Washington, D.C. "Skating night, 1919." National Photo Co. View full size. BlurThe motion captured in this image is really beautiful. Boo.I think you're trying to get us ready for Halloween, Dave. The dark images swirling like a murder of crows. Skate When You Can Washington Post, Dec 20, 1919 Ice Skaters Grasp Chance for Sport Throngs at Great Falls Va. Merrymakers Enjoy Coasting. If war workers who now are in Washington care to use the ice skates which they brought from Northern homes, they had better get hem out. Washington has only a few days of ice skating, and last night large crowds gathered at the various ponds and lakes to test the ice. A large number of skaters found the ice on the old canal above Great Falls Va., smooth, and after sweeping away the snow there was pleasure for all. The 3 or 4 inches of snow which fell yesterday gave the children their first taste of coasting. Until a late hour last night the hills near Soldier' Home and in Rock Creek Park, as well as the hill streets of the city, were crowded with merrymakers. Police yesterday renewed their efforts to restrict the coasting in the downtown sections. With the heavy Christmas traffic it is pointed out that such sport is particularly dangerous. The heavy snowfall caused little interruption to Christmas shopping. Throughout the day, downtown streets were filled with crowds. Two hundred street cleaners were put to work on the crosswalks and street car traffic was kept moving by snow plows. Dark was the nightWhat a deliciously eerie photo. I'm sure the evening was filled with laughter and merriment, but captured this way it feels like one of the crime scenes in Luc Sante's "Evidence." (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Sports)
Dark or Light?
... terrifying! Much scarier than anything we have for Halloween nowadays! Souling I wonder if this tradition is related to ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/08/2011 - 9:09pm -

Two Thanksgiving maskers circa 1911. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. Dark or LightNever ever knew such a tradition existed, interesting. And I like that you are not afraid in this politically correct world to let these photographs and history just speak for themselves, good or bad. MaskersI wonder if this is related to the tradition of mummery. The masks!Those masks are absolutely terrifying! Much scarier than anything we have for Halloween nowadays! SoulingI wonder if this tradition is related to "souling" in England. Kids went house to house asking for soul cakes. Remember the Peter, Paul and Mary song -- "an apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry, anything good to make us all merry." I was born in the Midwest in 1950 and never heard of this tradition. My mother however perpetuated the tradition of St. Nicholas night, Dec. 12, where we were to leave a small plate on the floor by our bed to find an orange, gum and candy the next morning. I never understood why! Wonder how many other odds-and-ends traditions are lurking out there in America. (The Gallery, G.G. Bain, Kids, Thanksgiving)
Sharp Kid: 195x
... a female toddler pose with a hatchet? Doesn't seem to be Halloween. [Amusing newspaper photo for Washington's Birthday? -tterrace] ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/31/2015 - 9:51am -

"Judy Wangle" is all it says here. Who knew Judy? 4x5 negative. View full size. Judy, Judy, JudyAncestry lists one Judy Wangle. She was born about 1950 in Columbus, Georgia and attended Columbus High School Possible connectionMy research shows young Miss Wangle had some connection with the Borden family of Fall River, Massachusetts. I would tell you more, but further information is chopped off and that's all I could come up with. It's almost as though her parents fled the scene just after this image was taken. Let me ax you somethingWith the exception of a young Lizzie (Jim Page beat me to the punch), why would a female toddler pose with a hatchet? Doesn't seem to be Halloween. [Amusing newspaper photo for Washington's Birthday? -tterrace] Where's Daddy?Has anybody seen Daddy? Linoleum!Love the linoleum rug! (Columbus, Ga., Kids, News Photo Archive)
Trick or Treat: 1948
... New York City. Night exterior, Fifth Avenue." Headless on Halloween! Large-format negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/14/2015 - 9:08pm -

Oct. 31, 1948. "Bond's, New York City. Night exterior, Fifth Avenue." Headless on Halloween! Large-format negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. And the address is...007 Fifth Avenue? Another Fallen TitanOnce the largest men's wear chain in the US. Founded in Cleveland, OH in the 1920s and with its major manufacturing site in Rochester, NY, it was in the process of being broken up and sold off piecemeal by 1975. Bond's popular prices made them the outfitters for working and middle class men whose business attire included a jacket and tie ... in those days, almost everyone but manual laborers and uniformed workers. Though Bond's styles were usually quite middle-of-the-road, I still recall with a shudder a Bond suit my parents bought for me in the '50s ... rust tan with a gold metallic pinstripe! I could not grow out of that wretched garment fast enough! At a glance... I thought this was a wider angle version of Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" with the angle of that center window. Mighty Fine-Looking LinesNice post-war design, somewhere between art deco and googie...very sleek and clean looking! Just one thing bothers me, though; the light is out above the "O." I want to hop in my time machine and fix it! (The Gallery, Gottscho-Schleisner, NYC, Stores & Markets)
The Goblins Next Door: 1911
... kids in costume back when Thanksgiving was a kind of proto-Halloween. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full ... in Brooklyn." When did dressing up make the jump to Halloween? Was it a gradual transition? Was this also a regional difference in ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 9:28pm -

November 1911. "Thanksgiving maskers." A door-to-door ritual for kids in costume back when Thanksgiving was a kind of proto-Halloween. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size. Ragamuffin DayMy mother grew up in the 1930s in northern New Jersey. They had "Ragamuffin Day" the night before Thanksgiving. The preferred treats were nuts and apples. When did costumes switch holidays?I remember reading about costumed children on Thanksgiving in the book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." When did dressing up make the jump to Halloween? Was it a gradual transition? Was this also a regional difference in the US? Trick or Turkey?SNL had a skit last week incorporating this concept. Is there really some historic basis for it? (The Gallery, G.G. Bain, Kids, Thanksgiving)
Bat girls
... Jane and Mary Alice Cunningham approx 1919, posing in halloween costumes. batgirls very great picture!! (ShorpyBlog, ... 
 
Posted by innovationcreation - 07/02/2007 - 11:00pm -

Jane and Mary Alice Cunningham approx 1919, posing in halloween costumes. batgirlsvery great picture!! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Ready to Rumble: 1928
... aspect that frightens so many as we approach this Halloween season. Whatever the reason, I will step forward and say what a fine ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/12/2014 - 7:28pm -

"1928 Hudson." Somewhere in the Bay Area. Pass me the flask, will you? (And who's driving this rig?) 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. The Ignored HudsonThis must be the only picture of a car on Shorpy without comments. Could it be because of the dangerous and thoughtlessly designed rumble seat? Perhaps it is the driverless aspect that frightens so many as we approach this Halloween season. Whatever the reason, I will step forward and say what a fine looking car this Hudson is, so long as you keep the rumble seat closed. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Party Animals
... My grandpa Frank on the left, sometime in the 60's. Halloween party or just been drinking too much, I don't know. Not sure either ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 01/07/2009 - 8:43pm -

My grandpa Frank on the left, sometime in the 60's. Halloween party or just been drinking too much, I don't know. Not sure either what he would think of me putting up this picture on the Internet. Note back in the days when beer came in tin cans and the Tareyton cigarettes reference (though it's reversed here). Parrrtay!It looks like one of those big parties the Shriners used to have. How did we miss THIS big party? Everyone who was anyone surely must have been invited! KlingeresqueLove it. Just looks like such a good time. The guy on the right has been watching M*A*S*H I think. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Tramp: 1964
... full size. Just a hunch I'm guessing this is a Halloween costume. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by Championhilz - 12/07/2010 - 8:52am -

I picked up this photo at an antique shop in my hometown of Clinton, Mississippi, because of the interesting subject matter. Written on the back of the photo was the following message: "The Tramp, Mrs. C. E. Shaffer, Friday, Nov. 18, 1964." I don't know who Mrs. Shaffer was, but she certainly looks like a character. And there seems to be a carved wooden snake tucked into the strings of her apron - very strange indeed. View full size. Just a hunchI'm guessing this is a Halloween costume. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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