I love vintage photos and Halloween – here are my weirdest and greatest costume pictures. Happy Halloween!
In height order, 1911
circa 1920
Halloween Party,1908
The Ghoul
1940s – love the triple ball chin
Apple Game, 1955 (I guess they aren’t bobbing, no water)
The Anders Halloween party, Baltimore, 1920s
Chicago police handing out candy, 1957
Chewbacca and Yoda, circa 1979
1950 – I’m concerned about the amount of fruit in their loot bags
Halloween in the past could sometimes be very inappropriate – 1960s
Waiting for the school Halloween parade to start, Michigan, 1958
A pair of dice, 1950s
Frightening simplicity, 1960s
Hershey Bar is detained, NYC, 1987
Mom always made us wear a coat which covered the costume – always upsetting, 1962
Three Tigers, 1972
I have no idea what’s happening, 1976
Roman Centurion, Buffalo, NY, 1960
Sassy group, 1960s
Star Wars gang, Salina, KS, 1977
Casper, Devil, Clown, Snoopy, Princess and Planet of Apes – add the plaid couch, 1970s perfection
The Two ETs – 1983
A bit dark – I see an astronaut, rabbit, woodland animal of some sort – but WHAT IS THE KID IN GOLD on the right? Is he a lamp? Is that a finial on his head? 1968
This person is a water heater, 1980s
Geisha and Peter Pan (or an elf maybe?), 1954
Pregnant Girl Scout and hunchback, 1975
Witch, clown and gypsy, Silver Spring, MD, 1956
Martians, 1960
Terrifying group, 1920
The Freak Circus – Conjoined twins, tattooed man, strrong man, fat lady and bearded lady, circa 1950s
Strawberry Shortcake, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster for the win, 1984
The classroom on Halloween, 1950
Mr. Peanut, 1953
I love the homemade look of these two – I’m pretty sure the girl is wearing Underoos – 1970s
Witch and ghost, 1960s
Creepy masks, circa 1920s
Ghoul car ride, 1938
Ok, this one’s from 2012 but it’s my fave – a giant snail and his trail of slime!
Where did you find all the pictures? It's interesting to see the changes in materials and methods over the decades. Masks go in and out of fashion, costumes get bigger and smaller, identifiable characters and archetypes go back and forth. The giant slug is amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Hi, there are tons old images on the internet. I post a lot to Reddit as well.....glad you liked them!
Load More Replies... Where did you find all the pictures? It's interesting to see the changes in materials and methods over the decades. Masks go in and out of fashion, costumes get bigger and smaller, identifiable characters and archetypes go back and forth. The giant slug is amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Hi, there are tons old images on the internet. I post a lot to Reddit as well.....glad you liked them!
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