- Children's Museum artifact database: The Children's Museum has 1,000 artifacts from their 120,000 piece collection (under 10%) digitized in the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library (IMCPL) artifact database.
- General search terms are linked below which link to detailed metadata and provenance research about the object.
- Most artifacts include an image. Some of these have been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons already, but many have not. Let me know if you'd like a specific image uploaded and I will include it in our next batch of museum image donations.
- Children's Museum images in Commons: These images, which have been donated by the museum need to be dispersed in order to be more fully utilized. Please feel free to include them in your Simple English articles.
- As noted above, if you find an image in IMCPL that is not yet uploaded, let me know and I can add it.
- Remember that only objects that do not have copyright restrictions can be uploaded to Commons. Many toys, such as Barbie, G.I.Joe, Star Wars, and many board games, will not be able to be uploaded to Commons.
- Museum Collections pages: For general information on collection objects, see the associated Collections pages.
- InfoZone IMCPL Branch: The Children's Museum houses a branch of the IMCPL library. It is located in the welcome center and is open free of charge and extended hours.
- Specific questions: As you complete your research, post a note on my talk page if you have specific questions about objects in the Children's Museum collection. I will compile these questions and pass them on to our curators. Since they are very busy preparing for our holiday season, this will include only specific questions that can not be otherwise answered through thorough research.
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Article
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Notes from Lori
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IMCPL links
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| Awadewit
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Beatrix Potter
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| User:meganblair1
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Carousel
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Many sources available in the references section of our Featured Article, Broad Ripple Park Carousel. Also see the museum page.
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Carousel, Carousel frog, Marklin carousel
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| User:Jsollowa
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Barbie
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The museum is about to remove an extensive exhibit on Barbie. Come by before September 18th for lots of notes that can be taken from the labels.
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Barbie & Ken doll
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| User:LRNJEOZ
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Action figure
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There are many interesting definitions of what an "action figure" might be represented in the IMCPL database.
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Batman toy action set, Truman figure, Paul Revere
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| User:Wake0421
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Monopoly (game)
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The museum has an extensive collection of board games. You can play some of them in the Carousel: Wishes and Dreams exhibit.
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Monopoly, Homemade monopoly
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| User:Dolyn27
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Atari 2600
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There are a series of video games through time available to play in the Carousel:Wishes and Dreams exhibit.
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Atari 800, Atari Pac-Man
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| User:Tourtles22
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Teddy bear
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Hanukkah teddy bear, Smoky the Bear
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| NONE
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G.I. Joe
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Mercury G.I. Joe
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| NONE
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Baseball card
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| NONE
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Cradleboard
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Images of the Kiowa cradleboard are already uploaded in Commons.
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Kiowa cradleboard, Cheyenne cradleboard
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| NONE
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Marionette
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marionette, Big Bird marionette, Donald Duck marionette
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| NONE
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Dreidel
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dreidel
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| NONE
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Hornbook
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hornbook
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| NONE
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Lunchbox
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Julia lunchbox, Pele lunchbox, Osmonds lunchbox
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| NONE
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Nesting dolls
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Presidential nesting dolls, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella
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| NONE
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Raggedy Ann and Andy
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Raggedy Ann doll
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| NONE
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Model train
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The All Aboard! exhibit has an extensive amount of model trains on display, with interpretive labels.
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Mayflower train, Beggs train, Lionel Girls Train
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| NONE
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Doll house
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There is a doll house exhibit on the 2nd and 4th floors of the museum.
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Marx dollhouse
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| NONE
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Doll
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There are a number of dolls within the IMCPL database.
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Betsy Ross doll
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| NONE
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Puzzle
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There are a number of Creative Playthings puzzles in the Children's Museum Commons category.
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puzzle, Kumiki puzzle
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