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Happy Halloween!

KES Halloween contest 1952Take a look at these Halloween costume winners at Kingston Elementary School back in 1952!

 

Source: This image is from the School Photographs Collection (IC5).

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Ted Avery’s Costume Shop

Photograph held by the Local History Room
Ted Avery and The New England Costume Co., c.1948

While going through a box of photographs, I came across this striking image of Ted Avery, holding a mask in front of his face just inside the doorway of his costume shop on Summer Street. With Halloween just around the corner, it was too fitting not to share!

 

Source: Image from the Local History Room Image Collection (IC7)

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Ted Avery’s Costume Shop

Ted Avery, wearing a mask, stands in the doorway to his costume shop and Ky Mortenson's photo studio.

While going through a box of photographs, I came across this striking image of Ted Avery, holding a mask in front of his face just inside the doorway of his costume shop on Summer Street. With Halloween just around the corner, it was too fitting not to share!

 

Source: Image from the Local History Room Image Collection (IC7)

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Trick or treat!

Best costumes at Kingston Elementary School, 1952. Photo by Kingston Sudio.
Best costumes at Kingston Elementary School, 1952. Photo by Kingston Studio.

If you need any ideas for your Halloween festivities, here are the costume winners from a few decades back.

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Equal time

After the dog photo last week, the cat demanded equal representation.  Here is an undated photo of Martha Bradford in costume holding a substantial and apparently contented tabby.

Miss Martha Bradford and cat
Miss Martha Bradford and cat