Black and white 8 by 10 press photograph identified by a printed caption along the lower edge as Danny O'Day, The Mahogany Kid, with Jimmy Nelson and Annette Olsen, from the show Happiness House on WGNTV, sponsored by Hollands Jewelers. The image shows the performers in a staged scene with the Danny O'Day dummy prominently featured alongside the two human performers in what appears to be a television studio setting.
Jimmy Nelson was a prominent American ventriloquist whose dummy Danny O'Day became widely known through television appearances and Nestle Quik advertising campaigns. The specific television program, station, and sponsor credits on the caption make this one of the most precisely documented press prints in the collection, providing a clear record of Nelson's regional television work.
Available payment options