Description: |
Hopalong Cassidy was a cowboy film and radio character of the 1940s who later appeared in a popular 1950s NBC television series. William Boyd, the actor who portrayed “Hoppy,” was one of the first celebrities to have copyright and merchandising rights to products bearing his likeness. Children who were fans of the show had the opportunity to own hundreds of licensed products, including this 1950 Arvin Hopalong Cassidy desk radio. |
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Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/656 |
Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
Subjects: |
Radio Radio -- History Hopalong Cassidy (Fictitious character) 1940s 1950s |
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