Paper doll from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A color paper doll depicting Kingfish from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show standing in a doorway. He is wearing a brown fedora hat, a green suit, a white bow tie and a red sash. He is holding a brown cane in his left hand and is holding the door open with his right hand. A sign painted on the window of the door reads “ORDER OF THE / MYSTIC / KNIGH(illegible) / OF T(illegible) / SEA(illegible.” At the bottom of the paper doll ‘KING FISH” is written in black type. The bottom of the doll has a black tab on each side. The tab on the right has text in white, printed vertically, that reads “COPYRIGHT 1931 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO.” The back of the paper doll is light brown. Black text printed at the bottom center reads “Pepsodent Tooth Paste / removes stubborn film / from teeth quickly and / safely.

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