Template:Did you know nominations/Halloween card


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 17:37, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

Halloween card

 * ... that the United States experienced a Halloween "postcard craze" (example card pictured) in the early 1900s? Source: "Newspapers and magazines first surged with larger, more numerous spreads on the history, celebration, and selling of Halloween during the late nineteenth century, the “postcard craze” of the first decade and a half of the twentieth century, and Bogie Books – first published in 1909 – saw their heyday during the 1920s and into the 1930s until their culmination in 1933." (from Weird old figures and a new twist: Cultural functions of Halloween at the turn of the 20th century by Rebecca Williams, May 2017)
 * ALT1:... that early Halloween cards (example card pictured) depicted many themes, including romance and courtship? Source: "The postcards of Halloween for the most part are extremely colorful and well done. The history portrayed on the cards relate to the past importance of the time as being a major step in courtship which would lead to a successful marriage..." (from Postcard Collector by Barbara Andrews, 2012. ISBN 9781440234989, pg 106.)
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/LAbyrinth (2017 film) - see my DYK tracker
 * Comment: Please promote on Halloween

Moved to mainspace by Mindmatrix (talk). Self-nominated at 17:47, 1 October 2017 (UTC).


 * QPQ Reviewed: article is long enough, nicely done, and sourced. I like both links, and would combined them if not too long.  auntieruth (talk) 00:15, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I'd prefer to keep the hook as short as possible, though. Mind  matrix  12:17, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg Date and length OK. AGF on offline source. I personally prefer ALT1 as Halloween card appears to be the proper name. QPQ done, no close paraphrasing, picture licence fine. Good to go for All Hallow's Eve.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 08:11, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note that the modern term is "Halloween card", but the original cards were all postcards. Mind  matrix  12:17, 4 October 2017 (UTC)