Pumpkin Bowl 1957

Pumpkin Bowl 1957 Event Button Museum
Category
Event
Sports
Additional Images
Pumpkin Bowl 1957 button back Event Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
Football
Holidays
Halloween
Text on Button PUMPKIN BOWL OCT. 31 1957 ANOKA MINNESOTA "HALLOWEEN CAPITAL OF THE WORLD"
Image Description

Illustration of a pumpkin head character on an orange background side by side with a black background with orange text
Curl Text WENDELL NORTHWESTERN INC.
Back Style
Brass locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
2 1/4 inch
Year / Decade Made
1957
1950s
Additional Information

Anoka, Minnesota has been known as the "Halloween Capital of the World" since 1920 when it first began hosting a Halloween parade to keep its younger residents from running amok. Since that time, the festivities have grown larger, to include concerts, pillow fights, dances, painting contests, and football games such as the 1957 Pumpkin Bowl. The Grand Parade continues to be the highlight of the month long celebration with participants and spectators coming from all over the midwest. 
Sources

History. (2015) Anoka Halloween Inc. Retrieved from http://anokahalloween.com/history/.
Catalog ID EV0254