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Flashback: Photos of Halloweens past

Take a look at costumes from the 1930s through the '90s.

Posted October 28, 2013

Updated November 2, 2014

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1937: “Elaine Stevens [of the Longfellow School sub-primary class], just a bit perplexed with all the many Halloween suggestions, decides to study a book on the matter of ‘giving a party.’” [original caption] Press Herald photo courtesy Portland Public Library Special Collections and Archives

The Portland Public Library is cataloging its photographic negatives from the Portland Press Herald, Maine Sunday Telegram and Portland Evening Express stretching from the 1930s through the ’90s. In Flashback, we’ll periodically share some of our favorites.

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