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Kids & The Davy Crockett Craze

Ralph Morse1955-04

LIFE Photo Collection

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.
LIFE Photo Collection

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