Doll-happy

Doll-happy
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Title: Doll-happy
Description:

Studio portrait of two girls holding dolls; apparently publicity photo for toy sale at Abraham & Straus department store on Fulton Streets. Caption: "DOLL-HAPPY: Elaine and Jo Ann Esturo of 542 11th St., do sister-act with dolls created by famed Madame Alexander. Elaine, left, holds 'Rosebud,' a golden-haired baby doll dressed in a pale pink frock with pink wool coat and matching bonnet (20" high, priced at $17.95). Jo Ann, right, demonstrates that brunette 'Winnie Walker' can really walk. . . ."

Date: 1953
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Creator: Brooklyn eagle.
More Details: Title from caption on verso.
On verso: date stamped: Nov. 2, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp.
Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
Collection: Department Stores
Subject: Abraham & Straus.
Girls
Dolls
Sisters
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.
Rights: Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library.
ID: DEPT 0059