New Layout Design

I've been messing with the layout settings to find a style I like for the blog, so it might be changing a lot.  New background picture designed by me using scraps from my collection.  Will be adjusting settings until I find something that fits perfectly.  If there is something you do not like, please let me know and I can try to adjust the settings. 

Bookshelf for Boys and Girls: Tales from many lands.

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Here is Volume 4 of the Bookshelf for Boys and Girls.  This one is Tales from many lands and features stories from around the world.  The cover features full color of cute Dutch scene.  The copyright is 1955 by The University society, Incorporated.  Not all the pages or illustrations are shown here. 

Dolly Dingle's Little Cousin Peter

Here is a cut set of Peter, Dolly Dingle's boy cousin.  This is from the Pictorial Review, September 1920.  The artist is Grace G Drayton.  The set is missing a white and green hat.

OPDAG Issue 23

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Suzanne Aker,  Audrey Kaiser

Brenda Sneather

Lou Rathejen, Tera Ironson?

Jeannie Gliwsky

Amy Albert, Mary Ellen Smith, Kristin Nelson

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Victoria Christopher

Sheryl A Knowles

OPDAG's 23rd issue of their newsletter from Feb. 1990 features lovely Babies.  The issue is in black and white.  Not all pages are shown here.

Japanese Coloring Book

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front cover

coloring page

double page

all the characters

cute fashion

back cover

So recently a co-worker of mine left for a few days to travel to California.  Upon his return he brought me this book along with one other drawing book from the 'Japanese dollar store" in Japantown.  The book features a paper doll in full color on the back cover.  On the opposite side of the page is the same paper doll, (different expression) reversed, in black and white.  The book features three characters and each has a unique style.  I've included a few scans of the coloring pages from inside the book.

Hallmark cards

Little Bo Peep

Mary had a Little Lamb

Here are two folded cards from Hallmark's series "Land of Make Believe" series.  These feature characters from stories and rhymes.  Above are Little Bo Peep and Mary had a Little Lamb.  The dolls are double sided and folded. I  did not scan the middle/inside because the tops are somewhat fragile.

Movie Dressographs Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Movie Dressograph paper dolls from the Sunday Magazine- St. Louis Post Dispatch from the 1930s era. This is Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  Original uncut, mounted on sturdy white paper to prevent the fragile newspaper from deteriorating. Dated November 29th 1931. Two scans stitched together.