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In the serious world of 19th-century photography, toys were tools of distraction. A drum, a doll, or a hoop served to pacify a restless child and provide a focal point for their gaze. For the historian, these props offer a fascinating sidebar: a documentation of the history of playthings and the material culture of childhood.

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Play the Game — Look at the toys and amusements of the past.

Contents

Introduction
1Props, accessories and novelties: Toys
Watch-the-birdie
2Watch-the-birdie
Toys in fabricated realities
3Mrs. Gladys Maud Cockburn-Lange and her faked First World War dogfight photographs
4Laurie Simmons: Fabicated realities and the exploration of gender
5David Levinthal: Series
6Lori Nix: Accidentally Kansas

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