About This Item

  • Call NumberDEPT_0038
  • TitleA royal court of dolls
  • SummaryStudio photograph of elaborately dressed doll posed before throne; presumably publicity photo for Abraham & Straus department store on Fulton Street. Caption: "A ROYAL COURT OF DOLLS in A&S Toy Department as cherished mementos of the coronation, are by the famed Madame Alexander. This is the Queen with her white gown, purple robe and coronet. A magnificent Madame Alexander creation at $34.95. . . ."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle derived from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: May 26, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAlexander, Beatrice, 1895-1990 ; Abraham & Straus ; Dolls
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Department Stores: Abraham & Straus: Misc. I