Most of the paper dolls on this site are from newspaper archives. All newspaper items have been copied in black and white. I have added color to some of the paper dolls. All of the coloring contests for movies and from ads were found searching through newspapers.
This newspaper ad from January 20, 1929 announced the new feature "Jane Arden, Newspaper Woman". The ad introduced the creators of Jane Arden and how the strip came into being.
Jane Arden paper dolls still appeared in newspapers in the 1950's and 1960's. The above paper doll is from May 27, 1950.
From June 17, 1956. A more mature looking Jane Arden.
From February 02, 1958. Another new look for Jane.
Bellerophon Books published some of my favorite paper doll and coloring books. The images above are from their "Infamous Women Paper Dolls" book, 1976. Other Bellerophon paper doll books that I have are "Great Women Paper Dolls", "Henry VIII and His Six Wives", "Elizabeth I" and "The Royal Family". Lots of fun as paper dolls and also fun for the historical facts.
From Ladies Home Journal magazine of June 1967. The article was entitled "Summer Wardrobes For Under $100". Agneta and Kathy strike their best paper doll poses. I like all the clothes. Tomorrow see Evelyn and Vicky, two more "dolls".
Hey Keeds, it's a cut-out of Wink. From April 07, 1934.
A pretty Mable Blonde cut-out. From April 14, 1934. All of these cut-outs appeared in the weekly comic strip of Dumb Dora known as "Campus Chatter" by Bil Dwyer. Campus Chatter was very different from the Sunday "Dumb Dora" comic strip.
With the young royal couple visiting America, I decided to post a paper doll of William's grandmother. This paper doll celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II was drawn by Sandy Williams, 1978. The paper doll booklet consist of 4 pages - I have posted 2 pages. Thanks mom.
Sally's Silver Skates paper doll book from Merrill Company Publishers, 1956. Bought this original paper doll book about 15 years ago from Half-Price Books.