1940s Halloween Lanterns

Happy Halloween, we hope that you have a safe night with just the right amount of spooking!!

Lanterns. WDHM 1993.016.001 a-f

These three paper lanterns were donated to the Heritage Museum by June Hughes who used them as decorations in her classroom in the 1940s. June taught for close to 40 years in Wetaskiwin. The lanterns originally came from the general store of her parents William and Esther White of Greenshields Alberta. While today it is common for us to go to the store to buy Halloween decorations, before the 1940s most decorations were homemade. This makes our lanterns early examples of factory produced Halloween decorations!! Each lantern consists of three parts, a round card board base (not visible) on which a candle would be placed, the black card board frames, which were cut out Jack-O’-Lantern style, and thin coloured orange and green paper, through which the candle would glow.
What’s more, men also have to pay attention on better drugs like cialis soft uk and cialis which are also able to get an erection for around 18 hours in a day- from what cialis price. No one can force their viewpoints on you, and you always have the option of walking away. viagra tab How do managers and leaders purchase viagra in australia weave these mundane daily activities into a learning-focused agenda? Joseph and Jo Blase (2010) provided a partial answer by asking administrators to describe the behaviors of managers who had a positive influence on staff learning. This solution ought cheap viagra Continue to pharmacy shop not to be brought with or without nourishment, yet bringing it with a high-fat supper may build the time before the solution begins working.

Originally published in the Wetaskiwin Times, October 31, 2018.

error

Enjoy this site? Please spread the word :)