Images: #TBT Gallery looks back at fall festivities
In this week's #TBT Gallery, we take a look at fall traditions in Herald city from 1969 to 1973.
Many of the fall activities include pumpkin carving, apple picking and applesauce making, leaf raking, farmers markets and fall festivals.
Autumn is also a time for leaf-raking as trees lose their leaves, and when seasonal fruits and vegetables are harvested.
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Kids visit with horses during a 1969 Oktoberfest in Mount Prospect in Mount Prospect Plaza.
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Palatine Girl Scouts with taffy apples for sale in 1970.
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A large pumpkin in 1970 draws a big smile from a girl in Buffalo Grove.
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Large pumpkins were being carved in Arlington Heights in 1970.
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Cub Scouts carve pumpkins during a 1970 gathering in Wheeling.
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Kids and parents check out the large pumpkin selection during a 1971 event in Mount Prospect.
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Kids toss leaves during a visit to Palatine's Deer Grove in 1971.
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A large selection of Palatine pumpkins kept these two kids busy deciding in 1971.
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A bonfire was once an event held for the 1971 homecoming season at Elk Grove High School.
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Kids in Palatine carve pumpkins during a 1971 event.
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A squirrel chomps on pumpkin seeds in Mount Prospect, 1971.
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Kids show off their pumpkin display for a 1971 contest.
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Workers in Mount Prospect pick up leaves in 1971.
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A Palatine-area farmer plows his field in 1972.
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Models prepare for a 1972 fall fashion show at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg.
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Mount Prospect crews try out a new leaf collection system in 1973.
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Arlington Heights teachers make corn husk dolls in 1973.
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Buffalo Grove held a Camp Fire Girls pumpkin sale in 1973.
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Kids make apple sauce in Palatine in 1973.
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