Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 7x9" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.The photograph features a young girl with a bright smile, holding her favorite doll while seated on a chair. The setting appears to be an interior space with curtains and blinds in Levittown, N.Y. The image captures an innocent and candid moment in a child's life.This photograph is tied to an emotionally charged custody battle involving Laura Neuberger. In 1957, a court ordered Mr. and Mrs. Sanders to give up Laura, whom they raised since infancy, citing they loved her 'too much.' The case highlights the complexities of custodial law and the lives affected in post-war America.Text present on photo:ENGRAVING1957 DEC 8 PM 3:40TRIBUNE CUT ORDERSubject: GirlFile Blue Edition of Momcustody fightPOSING with her favorite doll at Levittown, N. Y., is Laura Neuberger. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Sanders took Laura when she was 13 months old from a group that said the child was not for adoption but could be kept until the mother could take care of her. Now the couple has been ordered in a court ruling to give up the child because they love her 'too much.' The couple is appealing the decision.ARTISTS1957 DEC 8 PM 3:33INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTOS235 EAST 45TH STREETNEW YORK 17, N.Y.- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.
Price: 34 USD
Location: Carlsbad, California
End Time: 2025-02-02T18:26:03.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Photograph
Subject: child, doll, court case, adoption, Sanders
Theme: domestic & family life, social history, law enforcement, people
Featured Person/Artist: Laura Neuberger
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Year of Production: 1957
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Size: 7x9 inches
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959
Number of Photographs: 1
Antique: No
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Vintage: Yes
Framing: Unframed
