on this day …

In 1897, a group of Colorado College students celebrated Halloween in a log cabin at Cascade, Colorado. This flashlight
photograph by R.S. Zimmerman reveals some of the traditional activities, including pumpkin carving, and perhaps bobbing for apples.

Photo courtesy of Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

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