The human roly poly dancing dolly – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with The human roly poly dancing dolly, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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A performer dressed as a "roly poly" dancing doll, the weighted toy that rocks back upright when pushed, gives this picture its novelty. The costume turns a playful toy into a stage figure, a common gimmick in the vaudeville acts of the 1910s. Publicity photographs like this one were often registered for copyright, and this print carries a notice naming Orpheum of Chicago, a major vaudeville circuit of the period. Its survival in the Library's collection reflects that registration, which is one reason such theatrical images from the early 1900s are useful for studying stage costume and popular entertainment.
| Created / published | c1915. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | J206317 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Orpheum, Chicago. |
| Subjects | Costumes--1910-1920. Entertainers--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,138 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-161992 |
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