Kids & The Davy Crockett Craze

Ralph Morse1955-04

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Boy sporting Davy Crockett coonskin cap & buckskin costume about to fall after being shot by kids wielding toy flintlock rifles that fire caps while playing out their role as attacking Mexicans during their battle of the Alamo, in backyard at home.

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Title: Kids & The Davy Crockett Craze
Date: 1955-04
Location: Englewood, NY, US
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Fads, Boys, Children At Play, Toys, Military, Davy Crockett, Children, 1950s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: Ralph Morse
Original ID: TimeLife_image_5550576
Credits: LIFE
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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