Vintage Halloween Greeting Card with Elf & Jack-o'-Lantern, Early 1900s

The pumpkin's vacant, self-satisfied grin is what you notice second — what you notice first is that somewhere in Edwardian America, a tiny elf in a green cap and red scarf decided the best way to celebrate Halloween was to drape himself lovingly over a giant grinning jack-o'-lantern like it's a beloved golden retriever. The elf clutches what appears to be a thin stick or pen, because apparently he's also doing light administrative work while commuting via gourd. The cursive text promises that 'all the Good Luck Signs Come true,' which is extremely optimistic messaging from a card featuring what looks like a corporate pixie auditing a vegetable. Peak Victorian Halloween: deeply wholesome, mildly unhinged, and somehow both at once.