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13 Throwback Photos to Halloweens in the 1970s

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Four children in Halloween costumes standing in front of a wooden bookshelf.
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Halloween in the 1970s looked very different. People really went all in on the costumes, and nobody seemed to hold back. What a spectacle that was to behold, too. It was a time when creativity was really running amok, and people didn’t just try to autocomplete their costumes either. That goes without saying that people can still get creative to this day; it’s just a bit more influenced by technological forces in the process.

1. This was an acceptable costume in the ’70s

A child wearing a homemade costume resembling a Salem cigarette pack, with large rolled paper "cigarettes" attached to the head and a green box with "Salem" written on the front. The background shows a living room.
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2. Kids’ costumes were terrifying in the ’70s

Two children stand on grass wearing costumes. One wears a colorful bunny mask and pajamas with cartoon characters. The other wears a Mickey Mouse mask, a striped shirt, party hat, and shorts. Photo has a vintage look.
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3. KISS costumes ruled the ’70s

Four people stand close together smiling, each wearing face paint similar to the band KISS, in front of lockers. The photo is black and white and has a casual, playful atmosphere.
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4. Kurt Cobain dressed up as a vampire for Halloween in the 1970s

A child with blond hair, wearing a black cape and fake vampire fangs, poses with hands raised like claws in front of a light-colored wall, pretending to be a vampire.
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5. You could barely breathe in these plastic masks from the ’70s

Four children stand indoors in front of a bookshelf. Three wear Halloween costumes: Batman, a clown, and Frankenstein’s monster. The fourth child, in pajamas, smiles widely. All hold bags, likely for trick-or-treating.
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6. They don’t look ready for a night of trick-or-treating

Two children in vintage cartoon character costumes sit on a brown couch, each holding a plastic pumpkin bucket. Framed artwork hangs on the wall behind them. The photo has a date stamp of "Dec 70" on the right border.
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7. Sporting the gas station pump, Halloween, 1970

Two children stand beside a homemade clock display. The clock is drawn on a tall rectangular board, showing the time at 7:00. One child holds a large black circle, and both are smiling. The photo is in black and white.
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8. Patiently waiting for someone to take her trick-or-treating, late ’70s

A child wearing a vintage cat mask and cat-themed outfit stands indoors next to a carved jack-o’-lantern displayed on a small table. A candle and some small pumpkins sit nearby.
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9. These costumes are certainly unsettling

Three children stand indoors wearing oversized costume masks with hand-drawn faces, yarn hair, and plaid shirts, obscuring their heads and torsos. The room has vintage decor, including curtains and furniture.
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10. Neil Young and his sad pumpkin, Halloween 1970

A person with long dark hair, wearing a plaid shirt, sits outdoors and holds a carved pumpkin with a sad face expression. The photo is in black and white.
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11. The “Spookies and Shaghetti” after-school dinner, 1975

A group of children in Halloween costumes and masks stand in a line inside a gymnasium, with adults seated in the background. Their costumes include clowns, animals, and various whimsical characters.
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12. This C-3PO costume shows just how far Halloween costumes have come, 1978

A person wearing a vintage C-3PO Halloween costume and mask sits on porch steps surrounded by five carved jack-o’-lanterns, with a white door and brown wall in the background.
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13. A fifth-grade Halloween photo in Phoenix, 1976

A group of children in colorful and creative costumes pose together indoors against a yellow wall, smiling and making faces, suggesting a festive or Halloween celebration.
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Check out 20 Halloween Signs That Deserve a Candy Reward for Effort Alone, or take a look at 25 Funny and Relatable Halloween Memes. Finally, if you want to see terrifyingly impressive Halloween photos, check out 21 Vintage Halloween Pics That Are Both Terrifying and Impressive.

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Matt has spent over the last 8 years as both a writer and editor, working in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally maniacal, pigeons. They always have a lot to say. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a new book and/or some friends, or just as easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.

These days Matt’s caught up in trying to provide folks as many vivid glimpses into the days long since passed as he can, through fun and engaging collections of hand-picked vintage photos.



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