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October 1938. "Shafter, Kern County, California. Halloween party at FSA camp for migratory agricultural workers." Acetate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration, and Happy Halloween from Shorpy. View full size.
Maybe those cups were to hold whatever tiny treats they might have gotten, but most don't have cups. Maybe for party punch? Not many treats in sight.
Well, at least lil' Joan sports enough makeup to match the role.
is absolutely precious. The expression on her face and those little hands make me hope she got a nice treat for Halloween.
The girl in second row looks -- scarily -- like Joan Crawford.
So the kids back in the late '30s got a cup of coffee for Halloween. How novel! I bet they also slipped them a couple of smokes to go with their cup o' Joe.
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