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The Little Sleep: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 6:49pm.
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1936. "Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paragon Rubber Co. and American Character Doll. Setting eyes in sleeping dolls (Jewish) A plus." Whatever that means. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
Santa's helpers
Submitted by OTY on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 1:51pm.
This is what they really looked like, not elves at all. Can you imagine the good feeling one would get giving sight to hundreds of thousands of babydolls? I wonder how much they paid him to do this tedious, monotonous work.
In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny
Submitted by Al-Thib on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 12:02pm.
"Didja ever get the feeling you was being... watched?" I can only imagine some of the dreams this guy had at night.
Who'd have thunk
Submitted by Scooter_B on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 8:27pm.
Looks like Robert Downey Jr auditioning for his next role.
The Head Honcho
Submitted by Vintagetvs on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 7:22pm.
Head Man,
He's going to get a head in his work,
Head of his department, etc...
He'll never get anywhere wearing that shirt though.
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