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Vintage Photos of Halloween In the 1940s & 1950s

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!

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!

Vintage Inn Blog 1980's Halloween

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

Vintage Blog Love: Go and Greet These 5 Vintage Bloggers

Vintage Blogs.

As mentioned before this past weekend was the Canadian Thanksgiving and I have a lot to be thankful this year. One of those blessings is my readers who faithfully read, share and comment on my blog each and every week. You make writing this blog so very easy when I know I have your support. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Thank You

Today I wanted my readers to meet (and go and greet) 5 of my followers who have their own blogs, of which I have enjoyed and found inspirational over the years.

1. Jessica from Chronically Vintage (September 2022 Update-Jessica’s blog is no longer updated BUT she has lots of great content that is still up and should be read).

Chronically Vintage

Jessica is one of the first bloggers that ever reached out and started to leave comments on my blog. She was always encouraging, warm and made it feel like we have known each other for years, Jessica is also a fellow Canadian so we share many of the same vintage loves about our country.quarks and fun history tidbits.

If you are not following Jessica yet (and you really should be) you can expect to see on her blog: her vintage clothing style (the 40s & 50s), fun interviews with other vintage bloggers, vintage recipes/images/items to purchase and so very much more.

2. Retro Rover-Vintage Living with Dogs and Cats (September 2022 update: Katherine now is very active on Instagram / Facebook with her daily outfit posts (the blog is no longer updated). Find her on IG HERE.

Retro Rover Vintage Blog

One of the things I love about Katherine’s blog (besides her Star Trek love) is how her vintage looks are ever changing. She can rock an awesome 1920s look and then in her next post she is sporting a fantastic 50s look. Katherine looks great in it all! If you love cute dogs (she has so many adorable ones) then you need to check out her blog to see how they are incorporated in her vintage lifestyle.

3. Tanith Rowan- Adventures in Millinery: Vintage, Costume & Modern (September 2022 update: Blog no longer updated but lots of great content still avail)

Tanith Rowan Blogger and vintage style hat Maker

If you love vintage hats, costume hats, hats in general then you need to follow Tanith and her adventures in hat making. Her blog is filled with tons of inspiration on how to style your hat, what hats used to look like in vintage ads and old movies, fun posts like ‘The Sisterhood of the travelling Hat’ and ‘Snoodtember’ (which I totally missed out on). There are even tips on how to make hats, yes Tanith makes her own stunning hats that can be purchased right off her Etsy site (now clowed) or even custom made. Bloggers and Vintage enthusiasts far and wide love Tanith hats and blog and I know you will too.

4. Vintage Gal (September 2022 update: Blog is no longer active but lots of great content still avail).

Vintage Gal-Vintage Blogger

Cate from the Vintage Gal blog is an inspiration to all who want to jump into the “sew clothes from vintage patterns” game. Her 1930s style, created most of the time by her own hands are fantastic and I look forward to every single outfit she posts. Cate’s blog though is much more than clothes, she posts about vintage movies & tv shows, her vintage lifestyle, books she has read and vintage items she has acquired (and much more). I have learned so much about UK vintage TV shows from this blog that I’m always googling how to watch them here in Canada (with limited success).

If you have a passion for the 1920s-40s then Cate and her blog is truly the place for you.

5. What Kate-Em did next (September 2022 Update: Blog not longer updated but lots of great content still avail).

What Kate-Em did next

Kate-Em has one of the cutest blogs out there for lovers of knitting vintage clothes and boy are her skills on point. I have typed many a comment using the words “wow”, “super envious”, “so talented” to describe her creations and I hope that one day thru the power of magic I will be able to knit like her (one day..one day). What I also love about Kate-Em’s blog is her posts on her vintage adventures, vintage finds, 1940s anything and of course her vintage style. These are all topics that are very close to home for me and why I have been a fan for so long. I know that you, my readers will enjoy her blog as well.

Once again thank you to ALL my readers new and long term for sticking with this gal from the Vintage Inn. I truly do appreciate every single one of you. Also stay tuned in the future for a part 2 (maybe 3, 4 etc) on other vintage bloggers who follow my blog.

Liz