Small Town America

A view of Main Street in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, no. 14, taken by F. F. Fyler circa 1875.

Small Town America

Karen Steely 15 July 2016Birdseye Views, Commemorative, Main Street, Public Buildings, Town

Photographs of small-town merchants circa 1880 to 1915.

Young girl about 1886 with French bisque Jumeau doll.

Thomson Studio in Kansas City, Missouri

Karen Steely 15 July 2016Children, Photographers, Toys

Photographs taken in the D. P. (David Presly) Thomson Studio in Kansas City, Missouri. D. P. Thomson was Kansas City’s most prolific photographer, offering photographic services in Kansas City from 1873 until 1933.

Colvin Studio in Galena, Kansas

Karen Steely 15 July 2016Photographers, Women

Young girl with a Lenci (model 110) cloth doll about 1926.

Children with Toys and Bears

Karen Steely 15 July 2016Children, Toys

Teddy bears first appear in the early twentieth century, and quickly become very popular.

Dana Margaret Williams, 2 Aug 1901, probably in Waverly, Kansas.

Children and China Dolls

Karen Steely 15 July 2016Children, Toys

The majority of china dolls were German in origin, and they were generally less expensive than the bisque dolls that were also available in this time period.