John Prieto, The Denver PostBetty Arca models Halloween Ross Perot Ears at The Wizard's Chest in 1992.
The Denver Post Library ArchiveTalk about the spirits of Halloween Past. When Andrea Barry was just 3 Month Old In 1967 her father Robert Barry had the idea of putting her in a carved pumpkin. The Denver Post ran a picture of Andrea (inset) on the front page that year. Now Andrea and Kenneth Boyd are parents of their own little goblin. Joshua Ray Boyd age 7 Months.
The Associated PressDemocratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale is surrounded at the Louisville airport by members of the media wearing masks in 1984. The Halloween prank occurred shortly before the candidate made a speech in Louisville from the steps of City Hall.
The Denver Post Library ArchiveBehind those fearsome masks are Danny Hess, Dale Helzer and Cindy Gilbaugh, all 10, who will be among Greeley, Colo., school pupils working for UNICEF on Halloween in 1963.
Jerry Cleveland, The Denver PostA Boulder police officer leads a beer can-festooned Halloween reveler off the Downtown Boulder Mall after the man climbed to the top of a small tree on the mall in 1987.
Eddie Adams, The Associated PressWith the help of some fake teeth and multiple exposures, New York AP photographer Eddie Adams' daughter Susan is transformed into a little ghoul on Halloween night, Oct. 31, 1966.
The Associated PressOne of the games played at every Halloween party is eating, or rather, trying to eat apple suspended on a string with your hand behind you. They were few of the children of New York's Little Italy who were guests at the Annual Halloween Party sponsored by the Children's Aid Society in New York, Oct. 25, 1939.
The Associated PressKids in Halloween costumes are seen through a fisheye lens, Oct. 31, 1966. Location is unknown.
O. A. Sealy, The Denver PostPreparing For Halloween, and learning a new "art" as well are these fifth and sixth graders at Edison grade school in 1947. Lloyd Hammer, 10, and Claudia Hendershot, 11, apply strips from an old copy of The Denver Post to the face of victim Patricia Durbin, 11. When the process is finished, the kids will have another mask like that in the foreground.
John Prieto, The Denver PostPatrick Collins, 6, doesn't have his card board claws or big plastic teeth, but he is practicing his "Wolf Man" role for the Halloween trick or treat outing in 1977.
The Associated PressU.S. servicemen bob for apples with their USO hostess companions during a Halloween party hosted by the tenants of a 14-story cooperative apartment building in Beekman Place in New York City, Nov. 1, 1943.
Duane Howell, The Denver PostDressed in a pixie hat and mask is Hope C. Kaltenbach, at a Lakewood costume party in 1972.
Ernie Leyba, The Denver PostA new appearance emerges from a familiar face as Mrs. Lana Hilliard helps out in the transformation. Mrs. Hilliard turned Gov. Dick Lamm into Dracula in 40 minutes for a Saturday night Halloween party for children of legislators and Lamm's staff. Party was at the Governor's Mansion in 1977.
George Widman, The Associated PressSecond-graders pick their pumpkins during a class outing Oct. 19, 1984, at a farm next to their school near Doylestown, Pa. While their pumpkin-toting techniques vary, the children will soon have their Halloween jack-o-lanterns ready for October's end.
Reed Saxon, The Associated PressMagician Doug Henning, right, shows actor John Ritter a card trick as they celebrate Halloween, Oct. 31, 1978, at the Magic Castle, a private magicians' club in Hollywood. Behind them is a bust of the magician Harry Blackstone.
The Associated pressDressed in their bunny outfits, Warren and Missey (below) Millard of Miami, Fla., Oct. 25, 1974, are ready for a night of trick or treating on Halloween.
The Associated PressThese jack-o-lanterns offer Dickie Clark, 13, of St. Paul a stern warning to mind his manners on Halloween, Oct. 29, 1965.
The Associated PressVice President Richard M. Nixon addresses a crowd at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, Oct. 29, 1960, while campaigning for president against Sen. John F. Kennedy. Next to him stands 10-year-old Tom Lemke, wearing a Halloween ghost costume that reads "Jack Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance," referring to John F. Kennedy. When Nixon spotted to boy in the crowd, he called attention to the youngster.
Luongo, The Associated PressPolicemen from an upper Manhattan precinct, dressed in matching Groucho masks, gaze from the window of their car on Halloween night, Oct. 31, 1980.
Anthony Suau, The Denver PostThese two unidentified Halloween pranksters may not get to heaven on their roller skates, but they do just fine getting around Denver. Wednesday's pleasant temperatures made it a nice day to roll along Speer Boulevard near University Boulevard.
The Associated PressE. T. Cetera -- If you missed seeing him in the movie you won't be able to on Halloween night as this second grade class at Chestnut Hill School in Dix Hills, Long Island indicates. The Extra Terrestrial is out selling President Reagan, Prince Charles, Princess Di and even Miss Piggy this year, 1982.
Lyn Alweis, The Denver PostDracula (Roger Mathewson) lifts the lid of his coffin to offer treats in the "graveyard" at the home of Dracula's Vampire girlfriend, Donna Brown. Miss Brown escorted trick-or-treaters to homemade casket in middle of the cemetery (the lawn) where they had to knock on the coffin, whereupon lid opened and Dracula distributed treats to the children in 1977. Some youngster were scared, others were thrilled and one little girl cried. Yard was black lighted and sounds (recorded earlier) of dogs howling. wind blowing, screams blasted across the yard. The dogs drove Miss Brown's cat, Stanley into house, under bed, and he missed Halloween celebration.
David Cupp, The Denver PostThe carefully carved face that radiated the candle glow to guide the way for Halloween night hobgoblins on their rounds for "trick - or- treat" fun now slumps forlornly as it becomes fodder for hungry animals at Happy Valley in 1970.
John Prieto, The Denver Post
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Betty Arca models Halloween Ross Perot Ears at The Wizard's Chest in 1992.
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of Halloween photos from over the years.





















