Last year at about this time we posted the original collection of vintage Halloween photos. Well we’re back with Part 2, just in time for Hallows Eve this year. Enjoy this flash from the past as you snack on some Halloween treats!
Inspector Stagg with kids in Halloween costumes, Calgary, Alberta, 1970
School children, teachers and friends at Halloween party, Springbank, Alberta, 1938Girls dressed for Halloween concert, De Winton, Alberta, 1930sHalloween party at home, Lethbridge, Alberta, 1950sHalloween party at home, Lethbridge, Alberta, 1950sHalloween party at home, Lethbridge, Alberta, 1950sHalloween, Calgary, Alberta, 1954Frank McMahon’s Halloween party for children, Calgary, Alberta, 1956Dorothy Dingley in Dutch girl costume for Halloween, Calgary, Alberta, 1936Dorothy Dingley wearing Halloween costume, Calgary, Alberta, 1939-1941Royal Bank of Canada, staff Halloween party, Three Hills, Alberta, n.d.Halloween party at Providence Creche, Calgary, Alberta, 1958Canadian Legion ladies’ mat bowling team wearing Halloween masks, Calgary, Alberta, 1960Children in Halloween costumes, Langdon area, Alberta, 1966Children in Halloween costumes, Langdon area, Alberta, 1967Children in Halloween costumes, 1967Halloween, Calgary, Alberta, 1954Halloween, Calgary, Alberta, 1954Halloween happenings, Calgary, Alberta, 1953Group of children in Halloween costumes in front of wooden building, Little Smoky River Farm Industries settlement, 1950. Object #A15910
The photos above were collected from the Glenbow Archives and the Provincial Archives of Alberta. If you’re interested, additional information can be found for each photograph on the Glenbow website by searching the identification number that is printed on the photo. There is also the option to purchase a high resolution copy. If you search the object number that can be found in the photo captions, you will find additional information about the photographs on the Provincial Archives website. Stay tuned for additional posts featuring historical photos from across Alberta. We’d love to know what you think in the comment section below.
Tyler is originally from Saskatchewan, and yes he cheers for the Roughriders, but don’t hold that against him as Calgary has been his home for the past eight years. He is a teacher working at a wilderness-
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