Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Bride and Groom Paper Dolls by Laura Brock, 1933



Jeanette the Bride paper doll and Maurice the Groom paper doll appeared in newspapers in November of 1933. They are members of The Doll Family Paper Doll series by Laura Brock.

NEVER SO FEW Coloring Contest, 1960

This newspaper coloring contest was for the movie "Never So Few". It starred Frank Sinatra, Steve McQueen, Peter Lawford, Gina Lollobrigida, Richard Johnson, Paul Henreid, Brian Donlevy, Dean Jones and Charles Bronson. The movie was directed by John Sturges. Never So Few was a WW2 action/romance tale.

ALADDIN by Addie R. Woodruff, 1941

Monday, June 28, 2010

Paper Dolls from Aunt Elsie Club Members, 1927


More paper doll prize winners from the Aunt Elsie Magazine Section of the Oakland Tribune. The Cinderella and Dolly Dimple paper dolls appeared in the paper on November 06, 1927.

RODNEY ALLEN RIPPY Coloring Contest, 1974


Winners of the RODNEY ALLEN RIPPY Coloring Contest got to ride in a car with little Rodney Allen Rippy in the Fiesta Parade in San Antonio. The contest was ran by Joske's and the contest appeared in San Antonio newspapers in April of 1974. He was a cute little boy and his commercials always made me smile.

The Goose Girl by Addie R. Woodruff, 1941


The Goose Girl, from Modern Fairy Tale Cutouts by Addie R. Woodruff, appeared in newspapers in 1941.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

More Coloring Pages from The Spirit of 1776 newspaper series



More from The Spirit of 1776 newspaper coloring pages that ran in various newspaper ads from 1975 to 1976 to celebrate the bicentennial.