THE winter squash we associate with this time of year isn’t just famous for its edible and spooky qualities – but for how large they can grow.
Many people – including many from Hampshire – love to grow pumpkins and contests take place each year to see who can cultivate the largest.
These images depict a selection of pumpkin based events taking place in the 1970s, including one of people with a creepy “punk-in” head and another of a pair harvesting their crop with an axe and a chainsaw.
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