There was a doll from Dick Tracy, his daughter I think, with 2 little
ponytails on top of her head.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Jane Rupp, Marion County Historical Society
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 9:35 am
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: 1950s Christmas gifts!
>
>
> Howdy Doody and Davy Crockett items were very popular with
> children.  Betsy
> Wetsy dolls, cowboy and cowgirl costumes, guns, hats, etc.  I
> was given a
> walking doll who "cried" when she was laid down on her back
> (still have
> it!).
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kimberly Kenney, Curator" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 9:25 AM
> Subject: 1950s Christmas gifts!
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am planning a 1950s exhibition for Christmastime
> > this year (called "Jingle Bell Rock:  a 1950s
> > Holiday"), and our theme is going to be things that
> > would have been given or recieved as Christmas gifts.
> >
> > I am grouping them into categories by family member,
> > like "Gifts for Dad," "Gifts for Teens," etc.
> >
> > So I want to pick your brains about CLASSIC 1950s
> > objects that we absolutely MUST include.
> >
> > We will be soliciting museum members, the community,
> > and other local museums for loan items to augment our
> > collection.  I would like to provide a "wish list" of
> > what we're looking for.
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Kim Kenney
> >
> >
> > =====
> > Kimberly A. Kenney, Curator
> > McKinley Museum
> > 800 McKinley Monument Dr. NW
> > Canton OH 44708 * 330-455-7043
> > "Let us ever remember that our interests are in concord,
> not conflict; and
> that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of
> ar."  --25th United States President William McKinley
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