Nobody can avoid the fact that this Saturday is Halloween! How fun! I love this holiday as I know many of you do as well. My husband and I are going out with some friends to a party and I can’t wait to see what everyone is wearing (follow me on Instagram to see what my costume is this year).

For today’s post, I decided to do a post with a mishmash of Halloween “things” to get you in the spirit of the day and maybe possibly help you out with last-minute ideas on whatever you’re looking for.

Let the Halloween Roundup Party Begin!

1940s vintage photo of a halloween hollywood reveler, carol winter — Source: vickielester

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NOTE: If you click on any of the items featured below and they are not available, don’t fret! Hit the search button and see what else is on the websites. There are 1000’s and 1000’s of items being listed daily.

A Collection of Vintage Halloween Ads, Photos & More

(Updated Oct 2024)

First up, every vintage Halloween loving gal (or guy) needs a broom brooch. This is not yet a pin but with one quick fix that can change.

1950s Vintage Halloween Costume Jewelry, two vintage witches brooms — Source: Etsy-ifoundgallery

Brooms not your thing. How about black cats with hats? A 1950s vintage halloween brooch.

1950s vintage halloween brooch of a black cat with a witches hat. — 1950s Brooch. Source: Etsy-greencat00

Everywhere you look Halloween advertising is all around you, here is a small selection of some vintage ones I found.

(P.S. last year I did a post on Vintage Halloween Candy Advertising).

1940s vintage ad for Hanes Stocking Nylons.

1950s shoe ad for Selby Shoes featuring a Halloween theme.

1950s Fashion Ad for Spunlo, women’s affordable undergarments (slips, petticoats and more).

Vintage Halloween Cards. Do you send Halloween cards to friends and family? I know I don’t and I don’t believe I have ever received one either.

1945 halloween card featuring an illustration of a ghost with a pumpkin on it's head. — 1940s Card. Source: Flickr-Allison Marchant

How cute is this 1950s greeting card of two witches having tea together? NOW I want to send one to my friends.

1950s vintage halloween greeting card-1950s greeting card of two witches having tea together — Source: Pinterest

And one more…Halloween parties MUST have party games, like the one our two little costumed kids are playing.

1950s halloween vintage greeting card of two kids dressed as clowns playing a Halloween party game. — Source: Pinterest

Leave it up to the Saturday Evening Post (Nov 3rd, 1934) to give you the warm and fuzzies, even during the scariest time of the year.

Further Reading: Vintage October Magazine Covers

1930s vintage magazine cover: Halloween Saturday Evening Post 1934 — Source: flickr-Paul Malon

I really wish the below pamphlet was intact as I would have loved to have heard the suggestions on how to run a successful 1946 Halloween party.

1940s front cover image of pamphlet for how to run a halloween party — Source: forces of geek

Here is a fantastic image from the 1940s on what could be found in a store around Halloween to help decorate for your party. Not too much has changed has it?

1940s vintage photo of a Halloween decorations in a store with two young women in 1940s hairstyles browsing the decor. — Source: Archive Photos on Getty Images

Looking for that perfect vintage item for you Halloween party today? How about this 1950’s Paper Jack O Lantern that is double-faced and can shine from either side. COOL!

1950's Paper Jack O Lantern - Vintage Slot & Tab Pumpkin Die Cut Decoration by Dolly Toy Co. — Source: Etsy-RyokosVintiques

Need some Halloween Costume ideas? Inspiration from 1924.

1924 Halloween costume ideas featuring 1920s fashion illustration — Source: Witness 2 Fashion Blog

1950s sewing pattern for classic clown outfits for kids and adults.

Source: Etsy

1950s Sewing pattern for a girls ballet costumes for fairies and ballet princesses.

Source: Etsy

1950s fashion illustration for women dressed up with stars for the Lutterloh Carnival.

In the 1930s you could have gone as a Gypsy.

1930s gypsy costume pattern — Source: Flickr-Allison Marchant

I just adore all of these Spanish style costume ideas from the 1940s.

1940s spanish halloween costume pattern — Source: Pinterest

And of course you cannot expect Liz the lover of Vintage images to not share a couple of gems I found, so here they are (they are good ones).

1950s Halloween Costume Party. Batman and Batgirl for the win!

Further Reading: Vintage Photos of Halloween Costumes 1920s-1960s & Happy Halloween! Vintage Photos of Costumes from the 1950s & 1960s

1950s halloween vintage image of a halloween party featuring batman and batgirl — Source: fishki

Winner for the best pumpkin…THIS FAMILY!

1950s vintage photo of a family in their kitchen with their decorated Halloween pumpkin and tasty desserts.

And with that image we have come to the end of the Halloween Roundup Party because I have to run off and finish my costume. Enjoy your Halloween friends!

But one last item..Question Time: Will you be going out for Halloween? And if so as what?

Further Reading: Collection of Vintage Halloween Blog Posts

Halloween Vintage Inn — Mini collage of some of the Halloweens gone by

Liz 🙂

Where did September go? Apparently gone in a flash and October is going just as fast…slow down please! Or maybe I need to slow down?? Either way it’s the middle of October and I realized that I did not do my roundup of my favorite “Pins” on Pinterest for September and since I’m here I might as well do October as well.

Lets take a peak at all the goodies I have been saving to my boards lately…

1930s Vintage Photo: Film star Helen Twelvetrees, Rutland Gates, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, early 1936 / photograph by Sam Hood — Source: Flickr-State Library of New South Wales

When I saw this picture I just KNEW I had to preserve it for forever on my ‘1920s-1960s Photos‘ board. I mean seriously…how do you not smile when you see this couple?

About the Picture: My grandmother Eileen and her husband Nick (Edwin J. Nickel) at the Mather home in Santa Ana, November 22, 1956.

1950s Vintage Photo: Of an older couple posing together in 1950s fashions and having fun. — Source: Flickr-Kent Kanouse

Hello Vintage McDreamy! What a handsome sailor during WW2.

1940s vintage photo of a young handsome sailor posing for a photo in a photo booth. — Source: Flickr-Christian Montone

1940s Fashion: Sequined stockings with bowknots-1949! I will take 10 pairs please!

I don’t think this photo shoot went as planned for these 3 lovely ladies. Such a fun 1940s photo and I’m sure after it happened they must have laughed and laughed about it.

Further Reading: Vintage Photos of people posing with their cars PART 1 & PART 2

1940s vintage image of 3 woman getting ready to pose on a car but then a gust of wind hits them.

I am by no means an expert on vintage hairstyles. I have like 2 or 3 styles I do well and then the rest is wishful thinking BUT that does not stop me from posting lots of wonderful styles and images to my board, ‘Vintage Hairstyles‘ to help me dream of WHAT I might be able to do one day. Here is a couple of droll worthy styles.

1930s / 1940s vintage hairstyle inspiration. — 1930s Vintage Hairstyle

How fun is this 1950s Rockabilly Ponytail style?

1950s Rockabilly Hair - 1950's Ponytail style with curls on the front.

I also pinned a few fun vintage advertising pieces this last month and half, like this 1940s Ovaltine ad.

1940s vintage ovaltine ad featuring an illustration of a pinup style woman with 1940s hairstyles.

1950s Bell Telephone Ad. Imagine that, 3 phones in one house! Times have changed, haven’t they?

1950s Bell telephone ad / 1950s vintage advertising featuring two woman talking over coffee waiting for the phone to ring. — Source: Flickr-Shandeh

1950s Vintage Ad: The tagline… “Balbriggan Pajamas-To warm up your night life”.

1950s vintage advertising ad for mens and kids pajamas. The vintage ad features an illustration of a dad with their kid in their pj's watching TV> — Source: Flickr-sallyedelstein

And of course if you at all follow my blog on a regular basis you know that I love my vintage clothing so of course I added many many outfits to my board “Women’s Fashions from the 1920s to the 1960s“. Here are a few of my favorites:

1940s Vintage Rayon Black & Pink Colour Block Dress: I would have taken a rib or two out to have been able to wear this dress. Stunning.

1940s Fashion: 1940s Vintage Rayon Black & Pink Colour Block Dress — Source: Ebay

Even though I’m not sure if I can pull off yellow, that did not stop me from admiring how absolutely fantastic this 1940s evening gown is.

1940s vintage evening gown in yellow. Very greek looking. — Source: Fab Gabs

The pop of green on this 1940s gown is the best! Another great example of Colour Blocking.

1940s vintage evening dress in cream and green. Great colour blocking dress.

I am currently debating on doing a total apartment overhaul as I’m just tired of the same old same old in my place (ssshh don’t tell my husband), so I have been saving ideas for how to turn my tiny apartment into a mid-century dream. Here are some of the items I would love to have in my apartment.

Further Reading: Vintage Formica Tables

Vintage Formica Table: Kidney Table - Tripod - Formica - Mint - Mid Century — Kidney Table-perfect size for my tiny apartment

How fun are these 1950s Guitar Shadowboxes?

These mid-century teak switch plates would 100% turn my boring standard apartment plates into works of art!

Lastly, this “Potting shed” is about the size of my apartment so I will just copy this Mid Century design and be done with it 🙂

And there are some of the highlights! I hope you enjoyed taking a peak into things that catch my fancy and if have some fun images you want to share with me, please do! Have a super day and happy pinning 🙂

Further Reading:

Liz

Tag: 1950’s

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