Halloween Witch With Broom Fairman Postcard

The depiction of a witch with a pointed hat and broomstick, as seen on this postcard, solidified as a widely recognized motif for Halloween around the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This imagery, rooted in earlier folklore associating witches with sorcery and pagan traditions, began to appear in more stylized, often less menacing forms on holiday ephemera, marking a shift in popular perception.