In a brave moment Nancy let the horse lick her hand, then squealed like mad at his touch – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic print of In a brave moment Nancy let the horse lick her hand, then squealed like mad at his touch. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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In a brave moment Nancy let the horse lick her hand, then squealed like mad at his touch
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The caption, "In a brave moment Nancy let the horse lick her hand, then squealed like mad at his touch," gives this picture its character: a moment of playful nerves rather than a posed study of a horse. It ran in *Movie Stars Parade* in October 1950, a fan magazine of the studio era that paired publicity photographs with breezy captions meant to make stars seem approachable. A note in the record links a copy to a Reagan file, so the Nancy named here may be the actress Nancy Davis, who later became Nancy Reagan, though that identification is not verified.
| Created / published | 1950 Oct. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print: halftone. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Movie Stars Parade, Oct. 1950, p. 50. Ref. copy may be in Pres. File - Reagan. This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 990 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-152318 |
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