Oct. 31, 1957: No masking their Halloween delight

Let's hope Minneapolis Tribune photographer Earl Seubert had plenty of candy on hand when these cheerful "trick-and-treaters" leaned through his storm door to face his camera.

October 31, 2019 at 6:31PM
Original caption: Where's the treats? Eleven trick-and-treaters prowling St. Louis Park for goodies Thursday night literally tumbled into the home of Minneapolis Tribune photographer Earl Seubert. Seubert, a regular goblin with camera and strobe, didn't seem to frighten the young Indians and pirates when he "shot" them arriving at 2413 Xylon Avenue. Incidentally, the neighborhood children didn't crash through glass to stick their heds and treat sacks into the entrance hall -- Seubert hasn't put
(Ben Welter/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Look closely at the marvelous details in this photo: The winter coats and warm caps; the kid at bottom left wearing a store-bought "Howdy Doody's Indian Princess" fringed costume paired incongruously with a plastic pirate mask; the homemade monster mask at right; the blonde girl's beads; and all the energy in every smile.

The original caption helpfully noted that the 11 youngsters didn't actually "crash through glass to stick their heads and treat sacks into the entrance hall — Seubert hasn't put on his storm door yet." Looks like the door was in place; it's the storm window that was missing, most likely set aside to allow sack-toting tricksters unfettered access to the candy inside.

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