Before Halloween became the holiday it now is in the United States, children would dress up in masks on the final Thursday in November and go door to door for treats (think: fruit!), or scramble for pennies. The tradition was known as Thanksgiving Masking.Below are some shots of a Thanksgiving Masking celebrationaround 1910:
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Library of Congress Photo Finds of the Week: Thanksgiving Maskers
Our Thanksgiving-themed weekly photo finds are all part of the LoC's George Grantham Bain Collection and feature "Thanksgiving Maskers." According to this article, Masking was a popular Thanksgiving tradition in the early 1900s. Per the article,
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