Gone with the Wind Paper Dolls, 1940
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Artifact Overview
The 1939 motion picture Gone With the Wind was a box office hit. The Merrill Company, founded in 1934, was the second largest publisher of children's books in the United States from the 1930s through the 1950s. The company produced a number of movie star paper doll books, and became known for the quality of their artwork.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Paper doll
Date Made
1940
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time
Object ID
99.0.7.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Pink (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 13 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Front cover:
GONE WITH THE WIND PAPER DOLLS / "GONE WITH THE WIND" A SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL PICTURE PRODUCED BY DAVID O. SELZNICK / A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER RELEASE / CLARK GABLE AS RHETT BUTLER / VIVIEN LEIGH AS SCARLETT O'HARA
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