Vintage Halloween Greeting Card with Baby & Jack-o'-Lantern

There's a distinctly unsettling energy to this scene — a wide-eyed toddler dressed in a polka-dot romper and matching checkered bonnet (an outfit clearly chosen by someone who hates children) has one finger in their mouth while seemingly mid-kick toward a jack-o'-lantern whose carved face reads less 'spooky' and more 'mildly inconvenienced.' The pumpkin, sitting among scattered rocks on what passes for grass, appears to be recoiling from the assault with an expression of quiet dignity, making it somehow the most sympathetic figure in the composition. The ornate 'All Hallowe'en' lettering at the bottom, complete with decorative flourishes, suggests the Edwardian printing industry was deeply committed to making child-on-gourd violence feel festive.