B. E. Moreland
These 16 whimsical postcards were produced in 1907 for Rueckheim Bros. & Eckstein of Chicago, the makers of Cracker Jack, as a promotional advertisement (prizes in every box did not begin until 1912). The cards made good use of the era's current postcard craze, the popularity of its President Theodore Roosevelt, and the country's infatuation with the teddy bear. After a famous incident a few years earlier in which Roosevelt refused to shoot a captured bear, the "teddy bear" became a permanent part of American culture.
"Sixteen Beautiful Post Cards, No Two Alike, (without this printing), sent Free to anyone who will mail us ten sides from Cracker Jack packages, reading, 'The more you eat, the more you want,' or mail us 10c in silver or stamps and the side of one package. A 2c stamp is enough to mail ten sides. Rueckheim Bros. & Eckstein, Chicago, U.S.A."
Yes, I know that only No10 is even remotely a Halloween postcard.
When I researched about it, I found the other 15 and had to include them.
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| The Cracker Jack Bears No9 |
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| The Cracker Jack Bears No10 |
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| The Cracker Jack Bears No10/back of card |
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| The Cracker Jack Bears No11 |
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| The Cracker Jack Bears No12 |
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| The Cracker Jack Bears No13 |
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| The Cracker Jack Bears No14 |
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| The Cracker Jack Bears No15 |
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| The Cracker Jack Bears No16 |
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