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1913 Life Cover
Artist: O'Malley |
Beguiling. There were so many magazines being published in the first 40 years of the 20th century, it was a golden age for talented illustrators, men and women. Holiday covers must have been a challenge. How many ideas were rejected by the publishers? Here are some that made it.
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1908 Life Artist: Victor C. Anderson |
The early years of of cover illustration were romantic years. This is a clever cover because it forms the face of the jack o'lantern.
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1934 American Boy |
You can't go wrong with a black cat. By the way, did you know that animal shelters won't allow black cats to be adopted during October in an attempt to protect their innocent lives.
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1919 Today's Housewife |
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1924 The Household Magazine |
I'm unable to read the names of these artists.
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1936 The Grade Teacher |
I remember bobbing for apples at a Halloween party in the 1950s. Apples were smaller than. Maybe it's easier now that commercial apples are so much larger to get your teeth into one.
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1933 Collier's Artist: Hans Kir n |
Some humor in the depths of the Great Depression.
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1934 Liberty Artist: Vernon Grant |
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1911 Life |
This cover was not created for Halloween, but I found it a bit creepy. Since a lot of Americans will have snow on Halloween, perhaps these are the creatures that will come out tomorrow night.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
They are enchanting! Just fabulous.
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