Halloween costumes have changed dramatically over the decades. They have become more risqué and grosser in some accounts. See what Halloween looked like in the ‘20s, ‘40s and ‘50s.
In 1945, This Is a Witch
In 2009, This Is Harry Potter
Gory in 1956
Gory in 2002
Coven of Witches in 1911
Coven of Wiccans in 2006
Sexy Witch in 1925
Sexy Witch in 2005
Beggars Are a Popular Theme in 1948
It's All Princesses and Superheroes in 2002
Halloween Dance in 1927
Halloween Dance in 2005
Spooky Greetings Back in the Day
Spooky Greetings in 2003
Picking Out a Pumpkin in 1953
Picking Out a Pumpkin in 2000
Buying Halloween Supplies in 1940
Buying Halloween Supplies in 2010
Pumpkin Carving in 1925
Pumpkin Carving ... Underwater ... in 2009
Little Witch in 1935
Little Witch in 2006
Basic Black in 1910
Witchy White in 2007
Trick-or-Treaters at the Door in 1960
Trick-or-Treaters at the Door in 2005
Let Us In!
Everyone Loves a Halloween Bunny, 1955
Everyone Loves Halloween Bunnies, 2001
Halloween Party in a Cave, 1958
Halloween Party in a Moon Bounce, 2006
Your Basic Skeleton Back in the Day
This Skeleton's Got More Meat on Its Bones in 2004
Give Us Candy ... 1955
... Or We'll Shoot! 2006
Indoor Jack O' Lantern in 1955
Inside a Jack O' Lantern in 2003
Your Basic Bag Mask in 1955
Your Basic Face Mask in 2010
Sexy Halloween in 1945
Sexy Halloween in 2010
Receiving Candy in an Orderly Fashion in 1960
Mad Grab to Divide the Loot in 2005
Wee Jack O' Lantern in 1962
Ginormous Jack O'Lantern in 2005
Apple Bobbing in 1922
Apple Bobbing in 1935
Apple Bobbing in 1945
Apple Bobbing in 2006
Fancy Costume in the 1970s
Fancy Costume in 2010
Doggy Disguise in 1945
Doggie Disguise in 2011
Flying Free in 1955
Crowded Skies in 2011
Mischief Night Means Soap Back in the Day
Mischief Night Means TP in 2009
Halloween Games in 1935
Halloween Games in 2010
Presidential Halloween in 1963
Presidential Halloween in 2009
Simple Halloween Headdress in 1955
Elaborate Halloween Headdress in 2010
Dad's Mandatory Halloween Picture in the 1940s
The Halloween Lineup in 2002
I Love This Pumpkin So Much! 1915
I Love This Pumpkin So Much! 2010
Trick-or-Treating in 1979
Trick-or-Treating in 2005
Elaborate Costume in 1930
Elaborate Costume (and Heidi Klum) in 2010
Clowns and Conical Hats in 1965
Conical Hats and Candy in 2008
Lil Devil in 1944
How a Box Is Used on Halloween in 2005
How a Box Is Used on Halloween in 1955
Lil Devil in 2009
Ringing the Doorbell in 1975
Ringing the Doorbell in 2005
Taking It Outside in 1929
Taking It Outside in 2006
Bending Genders on Halloween in 1950
Bending Genders on Halloween in 2004
Halloween Shenanigans in 1940
Halloween Shenanigans in 2006
Sixties Halloween in 1960
Sixties Halloween in 2010
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