Remember when... flashback to mid-century

Trick or treat was hugely popular in mid-century America - the evolution of costuming was in full swing. Every five-and-dime carried a selection of patterns and actual costuming from classic fairy tale characters to cartoon characters and super heroes.

1950s Halloween Party

1950s Halloween

1950s Halloween Bandits

1951 Hobo

1951 Homemade skellies

1952 Home sewn 

1953 cuties and creepies

1953 Brother and Sis Hobo Clowns

1954 Princess

1955 The Village People and one Wascally Wabbit

1955 peasants

1956 Clowns

1957 Skelly and Monster Skelly

1957 Homemade creepies - I love it

1959 Staged - they are not wet - ha!

1960 Enter Mickey and Minnie

1960 Plastic Masks

1960s probably just home from school

1961 Paper Bag Masks were fun

1962 Classic Costuming

1965 Clowns

1968 Designer bird masks

1970s Macabre Mask

1970s Sassy little ladies

1970s Rural Paper Mache Masks

1970s Homemade 

1970s Store bought Tinman