Character Constructions by Catherine Moore

I just stumbled on this website, and thought it was pretty wonderful.

Have a look:

Character Constructions

Bessie Bliss, ca. 1875

From an online auction catalogue. 

If you're interested in antique paper dolls, be sure to check out Abe Books.

 

Jane Arden's pal, Johnny Brown, ca. 1930s

 

Dutch Boy Pure White Lead Paint, 1941

Now we know better...

McCall's Magazine, 1967

In the 1960s, ad copy could be witty and wordy.

 

Elizabeth Taylor, Photoplay magazine, May 1951

A favorite.

 

Springing into the Future

 A 1911 advertisement for a hat. No hatpin required.