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In July, 1953 a group of children posed for an Associated Press photographer in Detroit, Michigan. Although the photograph may have been staged, it certainly looks as if the children are playing a real game of Monopoly. Some are smiling, others deep in thought. They appear to be playing on the front step at the doorway to a home--commonly known as the stoop. You can even see a doormat, with Monopoly money stored on it--just to the right of the actual game board. The photograph helps document Monopoly's popularity, just under twenty years after its introduction.

Details

  • Title: Photograph
  • Date Created: 1953
  • Location: Detroit, MI
  • Subject Keywords: boy, girl, Monopoly
  • Type: People at Play, Board Games
  • Medium: photograph
  • Object ID: 111.1447

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