Halloween Girl Trick or Treat Bucket Headscarf Costume 1958 Photo - 3.5 x 5

This photograph was taken in 1958 and shows a young girl in costume holding a trick-or-treat container while standing indoors beside wooden chairs.

By the late 1950s, Halloween had become firmly rooted in neighborhood-based trick-or-treat traditions, with children often assembling costumes from everyday clothing, scarves, and improvised accessories. Indoor snapshots like this reflect the pre- or post-outing moment, when costumes were documented at home before heading out into the neighborhood.

The image features a smiling child wearing a headscarf and a long striped skirt, holding a dark container likely used for collecting candy. The setting includes simple wooden chairs and shuttered windows, grounding the scene in a domestic interior. The handwritten notation on the reverse reading June Halloween 58 suggests the image was processed or labeled later while clearly identifying the event and year.

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