Title: | Choir boys |
Description: | Studio photograph of five dolls dressed as choir boys created by "Madame Alexander"; presumably publicity photo for Abraham & Straus department store on Fulton Street. Caption: "CHOIR BOYS wear Anglican vestments typical of the authentic detail in all the figures. Scene II setting, 'Westminster Abbey.'" |
Date: | 1953 |
Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] |
Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
More Details: |
Title derived from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: May 26, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. |
Collection: | Department Stores [3]
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Subject: |
Alexander, Beatrice, 1895-1990. [4] Abraham & Straus. [5] Dolls [6] |
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 0039 |
Links:
[1] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize/externals/23449b5600b75c759022ad16e7028cab&ext=.jpg
[2] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Brooklyn+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[3] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/collection/Department+Stores
[4] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/a/Alexander, Beatrice, 1895-1990.
[5] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/a/Abraham %26 Straus.
[6] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/d/Dolls