Salvation Army Marcie Doll
date: label: Date made
content: 1952 - 1954
name: label: Associated Name
content: Salvation Army
label: maker
content: A&H Doll Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>Marcie Doll, Salvation Lass, for the Salvation Army. A blond- haired doll with a long sleeve blue dress, blue shawl with ribbon, and a blue bonnet with maroon ribbon. Shoes are black and painted on. Her green eyes open and shut. The doll is in the original cardboard box. marks: "The Salvation Army" on back of bonnet; "this is a/ Marcie/ Doll" with registered trademark on tag inside dress.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>Today the Salvation Army is best known for collecting funds during the holidays. But the evangelical group began in the 1880s founding rescue missions across the nation. Although care for the poor became increasingly secular in the late 1800s with the rise of social welfare professionals, religious groups continued to play a crucial role.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: used
content: United States: Virginia, Gordonsville
topic: label: Subject
content: Toys
label: Subject
content: Dolls
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Giving in America
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Susan B. Strange
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0343.01
label: accession number
content: 2002.0343
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0343.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Doll
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: synthetic fibers (dress material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (shawl material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19.5 cm x 4.5 cm; 7 11/16 in x 1 3/4 in