Children bobbing for apples, Halloween Pastimes, circa 1910

Subjects: Children Halloween
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Children bobbing for apples, Halloween Pastimes, circa 1910, Edith Coyaud, LA, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The card, captioned "Halloween Pastimes," shows children gathered around a large tub as a boy bobs for apples, while two girls in blue and red dresses watch; another boy covers his face near a fireplace, with a jack-o'-lantern, black cat, and full moon setting the scene. Bobbing for apples was a long-standing Halloween parlor game, and such chromolithographed holiday cards were popular in the early 20th century.

Postcard Details

Message · English

Karamani Nov 6th 27 Dear Edith I wonder if you ever forgotten us I send this Card in Token of love Remember, E. J. C.

Addressed to

Edith Coyaud

Morgan, LA

Postcard record

Series	6506
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Edith Coyaud, Morgan, LA
Notes	Thin white border; small scuff at upper left; printed number 6506 at lower right. No postmark. Divided-back "Post Card" with "THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE" / "FOR ADDRESS ONLY" panels and stamp box reading "PLACE STAMP HERE. UNITED STATES AND CANADA ONE CENT. FOREIGN TWO CENTS." Pencil message and address; light wear, no stamp.

Cite this card

Children bobbing for apples, Halloween Pastimes, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/children-bobbing-for-apples-halloween-pastimes-circa-1910. Accessed November 13, 2026.