The Doll Family: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Doll Family: date made: after 1907. postmark date: 1951/9/28. Object Name: real photo postcard.
The object in the museum catalogue
real photo postcard; Three women and one man dressed in Hollywood-style glamour dresses and tuxedo. stamped and postmarked
The Doll Family were a family of entertainers, Gracie Doll, Tiny Doll, Harry Earles, Daisy Earles. They performed as Munkins in the 1939 film, Wizard of Oz, and were credited as the "Singer Midgets"
Photographer's signature in the negative and printed on rectro.
Hand-written text on verso: Sept 28, 1951/ Dearest Bev, I surely do miss you and the rest of the family. Don't forget to come and see me before too long. With love, Aunt Ebbie
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: after 1907
- postmark date: 1951/9/28
- Object Name: real photo postcard
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 3 3/8 in x 5 3/8 in; 8.5725 cm x 13.6525 cm
- Subject: Children
- Subject: Wizard of Oz
- ID Number: 1986.3048.1159
- nonaccession number: 1986.3048
- catalog number: 1986.3048.1159
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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