Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: pumpkinheads

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of tricks and treats for Halloween . A cute and amusing Halloween snapshot that's a little out of focus. Although the photo was developed in "Feb. 73" (as indicated on the left-hand border), the girl evidently posed with her jack-o'-lanterns during the previous October. For a similar picture, see I Love My Jack-O'-Lantern!

A 1923 invitation for a Halloween get-together at the Edwin Forrest House , which was the location of the Philadelphia School of Design for Women (now the Moore College of Art and Design ). I haven't been able to determine whether "Amy Lee" and "Mrs. Kuhir" were associated with the school in any way. Greetings for Halloween We invite you to meet with us at Edwin Forrest House at the hour of any o'clock to hold revel on the mystic Hallowe'en. Handwritten note on the back of this postcard: "To Mrs. Kuhir, All good wishes from Amy Lee. 1923." Printed on the back: "Series No. 297, Hallowe'en, 6 designs."

A Halloween postcard addressed to Master Samuel Hauenstein , Lincoln, Pa., and postmarked on Oct. 31, 1912. There's nothing written on the back other than the address. Printed on the other side: "Raphael Tuck & Sons' 'Hallowe'en' Series of Post Cards No. 174."

An early twentieth-century postcard with a Corncob Jack-o'-Lantern Scarecrow smoking a corncob pipe. For another corny creature, see I'm All Ears .

"All Hallowe'en Greetings." A postcard addressed to Dessie Cable, 31 Linden Ave., Sewickley, Pa., and postmarked on Oct. 29, 1910, in Johnstown, Pa. Handwritten message: "Hello Dessie, How's the weather there? We have snow and it's very cold. My address is 935 Bedford St. Moved again. Rose. Ans. soon."

Why is the witch holding a knife? Is that a plate of ice cream with a wedding ring on top? Is that a black cat or could it be a big rat? What is pumpkinhead boy smiling at? Why are some early twentieth-century Halloween postcards so puzzling?