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Ruth Handler, executive of Mattel Toy company, posing with collection of Barbie dolls, 1961

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Title: Ruth Handler, executive of Mattel Toy company, posing with collection of Barbie dolls, 1961
Date Created and/or Issued: May 7, 1961
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-3319
Description: CAREER WOMAN--Mrs. Elliott Handler, executive of Mattel Toy, Inc., smiles easily despite pressures of operating a $25 million-a-year business. She has been named outstanding Business Woman of Year.
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b762_209594
ark:/21198/zz0002qg0b
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Business
Culture
People
Barbie dolls
Executives--United States
Women executives--United States
Mattel, Inc
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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