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Alexander describes some of her own ideas about the value of dolls |
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Alexander recalls her 1923 move into business for herself |
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Alexander recalls the early days of her father's doll hospital |
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Alexander reflects on how people might learn from dolls |
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Alexander reflects on the roles dolls can play |
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Alexander's recollection of the making of her first dolls |
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"Madame Alexander" dolls produced by the Alexander Doll Company, 1995 and 1984-1987 |
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"Madame" Beatrice Alexander |
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"Spanky" (George McFarland) from the television show "The Little Rascals," with his likeness |
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Advertisement for the display of Alexander's set of Coronation dolls at Abraham & Straus, (Sunday News, May 24 |
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Alexander receiving the "Torch of Learning" award from Max Kampelman of the American Friends of Hebrew University |
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Alexanderkin Scarlett dolls produced by the Alexander Doll Company, from left 1955, 1955, and 1965 |
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Alice in Wonderland doll produced by the Alexander Doll Company |
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An autographed photo of "Madame" Beatrice Alexander |
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Beatrice Alexander |
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Beatrice Alexander |
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Beatrice Alexander |
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Beatrice Alexander at a store promotion in Michigan |
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Beatrice Alexander Behrman (right), with (left to right) her daughter Mildred Behrman Birnbaum, her granddaughter Wendy Ann Birnbaum, and her mother Hannah Pepper Alexander |
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Beatrice Alexander discussing the ladies-in-waiting from the Coronation set with two colleagues |
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Beatrice Alexander examining the Queen Elizabeth II doll from the Coronation set |
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Beatrice Alexander examining the work of an employee |
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Beatrice Alexander examining two dolls |
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Beatrice Alexander in a meeting at the Alexander Doll Company |
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Beatrice Alexander in her New York home |
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Beatrice Alexander receiving the Fashion Academy Gold Medal from Emil Hartman, director of the New York Fashion Academy |
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Beatrice Alexander with Alexander Haig, Jean Kirkpatrick, and Senator Bob Dole |
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Beatrice Alexander with her daughter, Mildred |
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Beatrice Alexander with her grandson, William Birnbaum (left), and son-in-law, Richard Birnbaum (right) |
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Beatrice Alexander with many of her doll creations |
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Certificate from National Republican Congressional Committee in appreciation of Beatrice Alexander's support |
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Certificate from the Central Harlem Center of Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc., in appreciation of Beatrice Alexander's support |
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Contract granting the Alexander Doll Company permission to sell dolls and puppets of the Hal Roach Studios' "Our Gang" characters |
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Cosme Santiago at work in the modern Doll Hospital at the Alexander Doll Company |
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Dionne quintuplet dolls |
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Doll faces produced by the Alexander Doll Company, prior to being finished and assembled |
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Engraving of immigrants arriving on a ship |
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Excerpt from catalogue for the 1942-1943 line of Madame Alexander dolls |
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Letter from Beatrice Alexander to stores selling her line of "Madame Alexander Tots" children's clothing |
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Letter from eleven-year-old fan Kathy Roscoe to Madame Alexander |
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Letter From Mayor Edward T. Koch to Madame Alexander |
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Letter from Mrs. Larry Sullivan to Miss Frances |
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Letter from Walter L. Koltun to Beatrice Alexander |
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Letters from Walter Artzt to Rabbi Joel S. Geffen, and from Rabbi Joel S. Geffen to Madame Alexander |
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Marybel Gets Well doll |
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Newspaper article discussing Alexander's achievements as a dollmaker |
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One of many ballerina dolls manufactured by the Alexander Doll Company |
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One of the early African-American dolls produced by the Alexander Doll Company |
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Philip Behrman |
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Publicity photograph for the Alexander Doll Company |
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Romeo and Juliet Alexanderkins, produced by the Alexander Doll Company |
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Set of Little Women dolls produced by the Alexander Doll Company |
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Snow White and Dopey dolls produced by the Alexander Doll Company, 1938, and Dopey marionette produced by Tony Sarg, c. 1936 |
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Street scene on the Lower East Side of New York City |
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Telegram and letter from Mrs. Emil Alvin Hartman to Madame Beatrice Alexander |
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The original Cissy doll |
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Three marionettes produced by the Alexander Doll Company |
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Workers at the Alexander Doll Company |
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