Mack Elementary School Students in Halloween Costumes
For All-City Party, October 1941
Photo by The Ann Arbor News
All decked out in costumes,
these lads and lass are determined to win prizes
in the all-city Halloween party to be held in West Park.
Between 500 and 1,000 children are expected to attend the annual event.
happy halloween!
—
“clothes make a statement. costumes tell a story.”
— mason cooley
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I wonder where all these kids are now… some would still be alive but probably not Happy Halloweening … Happy Halloween, Beth :)
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you never know -)
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Lovely picture!
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from 1941 in my city
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Yes, I saw! A remarkably well preserved photo
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the library has many wonderful archived photos –
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How wonderful to keep records of the past so well.
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Is you city still small enough to hold an all city Halloween party?
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not anymore, this was from 1941 and it has boomed since then
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I knew the picture was taken in the 1940’s. The thought of a city still being so small, to do something to bring the community together is wishful thinking.
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I think those 1941 kids look much scarier than they do today. :)
Best wishes, Pete.
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I so agree, Pete. the old costumes were so often terrifying
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Little did they know these costumes would still be popular in the time of their great grandkids, Beth. Happy Halloween!
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so true, and they somehow seemed so much creepier then when looking back.
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The children are in their costumes frollicking up and down the street right now Beth …
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A most enchanting opportunity to tell a story through your choice of costume, for sure!
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Many things change after years. But you could have told us this picture was taken last year and we would believe you! Kids love dressing up for Halloween in the same tried and true costumes.
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Same motivation
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wow, from 1941!! I wonder where are they now?
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It makes you think
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Boo!
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Eek, you didn’t need to scare me, Beth!!
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What fun. And thanks for getting up early and reading to the baby chicklets.
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My pleasure 😇
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How fun is that?
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Fun goes way back
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I love that.
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I remember those horrible old masks…inflexible and uncomfortable! 😜
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they were really something…
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Yep…something awful! LOL! 🤣
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yes and hot, too!
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Oh my goodness, YES! 😜
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and when that elastic band that was held in place by one crooked staple and it snapped and hit you
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Yes!!! Oh my! And the chalky texture of the masks…kinda gritty? Thanks for the giggles, Beth! 🥰
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Cool party. Traditions like that should continue.
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500 to 1,000 kids, probably all in costume. What a gathering that must have been!
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can you imagine?
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Oh, those hard plastic Halloween masks with the rubber band/elastic grasping our heads. Pure misery. But I would love to have several now to display as art, especially the gypsy one I wore in the 1960s.
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ooh, great idea!
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The Ann Arbor News must have a good archive. Every time I try my hometown paper, The Detroit News they never have what I’m looking for. Fun post Beth. Like the quote too.
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they’ve worked with the local library system who are wonderful archivists
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Sounds great.
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Happy Halloween! 👻 👽 🧙 🧛 🦇 🦉 🕷 🕸 🍬 🍭
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thanks, Cindy!
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Wonderful old photo!
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something about these old ones..
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Happy Halloween, Beth 🎃
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you too!
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A very interesting photo. Happy Halloween 🎃
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it’s from the 40s, and a little creepy to me )
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What a wonderful idea for the entire community!
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yes! our city has really grown since then, so not possible to do in one place now
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I love this, Beth. What a great old photo!
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it’s really striking
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1941! I bet they come back to scare us every year!
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Yes!
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