Doll with Floral Cape

Datec. 1902

Dimensions28 x 22 x 8 cm

Credit LineGift of Mary Mitchell, Guelph, Ontario, 2020.

Object number2020.005.001

Label TextIn 1902, seven-year-old Ruth Campbell won this doll in a race at the first annual school picnic at Springbank Park. Until the 1930s, each June eager students from across the city flocked to Springbank to enjoy food and games. Some say the picnics stopped because London’s student population had grown too large. Economic hardship due to the Great Depression may have played a role, too.

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