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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://worldkey.io/users/LibrarianRA/statuses/115394823480076363">Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Sunday, 19-Oct-2025 07:05:42 JST</a><a href="https://worldkey.io/@LibrarianRA" title="librarianra@worldkey.io"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/87348-48-20240308110904.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Retro Librarian" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Retro Librarian</a></section><article><p>Happy <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/Caturday" rel="tag">#Caturday</a> from this 1913 Halloween Postcard . <br>.<br><a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/Cats" rel="tag">#Cats</a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/Postcard" rel="tag">#Postcard</a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/Halloween" rel="tag">#Halloween</a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/Retro" rel="tag">#Retro</a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/Vintage" rel="tag">#Vintage</a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/ephemera" rel="tag">#ephemera</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/5776762#notice-11336570">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-10-19T07:05:42+09:00" title="Sunday, 19-Oct-2025 07:05:42 JST">about a year ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://worldkey.io/@LibrarianRA/115394823480076363" rel="external" title="Sent from worldkey.io via ActivityPub">worldkey.io</a></span></span><a href="https://worldkey.io/@LibrarianRA/115394823480076363">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/5354730">This 1913 Halloween postcard, titled “Jolly Hallow E’en,” captures the warm and mysterious charm of early 20th-century Halloween imagery. The scene shows a young girl in a bright orange cloak and tall red witch’s hat sitting beside a bubbling cauldron suspended over a crackling fire. A small black cat, silhouetted against the glow, sits attentively at her side as if sharing in the ritual. The background reveals a dusky twilight with the moon or sun setting behind distant trees, casting a serene golden hue over the landscape. The ornate border is adorned with grinning cat faces and curling Art Nouveau lines, lending the image both playfulness and elegance. At the bottom, a faint inscription reads, “May the path be good to you,” offering a warm Halloween wish. Like many postcards from this era, it combines a sense of gentle magic, autumnal beauty, and innocent fantasy, reflecting the early 1900s fascination with Halloween as a night of friendly enchantment rather than fright.</a></label><br><a href="https://cdn.masto.host/worldkeyio/media_attachments/files/115/394/823/320/445/726/original/deed86de2ae2c9d9.jpeg" rel="external">https://cdn.masto.host/worldkeyio/media_attachments/files/115/394/823/320/445/726/original/deed86de2ae2c9d9.jpeg</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Happy #Caturday from this 1913 Halloween Postcard .
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#Cats #Postcard #Halloween #Retro #Vintage #ephemera
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1. This 1913 Halloween postcard, titled “Jolly Hallow E’en,” captures the warm and mysterious charm of early 20th-century Halloween imagery. The scene shows a young girl in a bright orange cloak and tall red witch’s hat sitting beside a bubbling cauldron suspended over a crackling fire. A small black cat, silhouetted against the glow, sits attentively at her side as if sharing in the ritual. The background reveals a dusky twilight with the moon or sun setting behind distant trees, casting a serene golden hue over the landscape. The ornate border is adorned with grinning cat faces and curling Art Nouveau lines, lending the image both playfulness and elegance. At the bottom, a faint inscription reads, “May the path be good to you,” offering a warm Halloween wish. Like many postcards from this era, it combines a sense of gentle magic, autumnal beauty, and innocent fantasy, reflecting the early 1900s fascination with Halloween as a night of friendly enchantment rather than fright.
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