McGuffey Ana has been a popular character for Alexander for decades. This version, using the Princess Elizabeth face mold, was made from 1937-44. She was sold in a variety of outfits but always had her hair in braids. Find McGuffey Ana dolls on eBay.
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Baby McGuffey. Most dolls with the McGuffey name are toddlers or little girls, but this rare doll has bent baby legs. She is 17" tall and was made in 1937 only. Photo courtesy of Lisa Hanson. View Lisa's eBay listings.

Portraits were made before and after World War II and had striking facial paint. Left to right are Scarlett and Lady Windermere. They are 21" tall and were very expensive dolls at the time.
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Princess Margaret Rose was the younger sister of Britain's Queen Elizabeth. In the late '30s, Alexander made her as a toddler doll with the Princess Elizabeth face; this more grown up version with the Margaret face dates from 1946.
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Karen Ballerina was made in 15" and 18" sizes from 1946-49. She was made in hard plastic as well.
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Tiny Betty (7") and her larger sister, 9" Little Betty, were sold under many different character names and in many different regional outfits from 1935-42.
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Baby Genius was made in cloth, composition and hard plastic versions over many years. Compo dolls like the one pictured had cloth bodies and were made in the 1930s and '40s.
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Jane Withers was a child star in the 1930s. She was made by Alexander in several sizes from 1937-39. Some were all composition (like the 15" doll pictured) and some had a compo head and limbs on a cloth body.
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Sonja Henie was a Norwegian ice skater who won the Olympic gold medal in 1928, 1932 and 1936. When she retired from competition, she had a second career in the movies. Alexander made Sonja Henie in composition from 1939-42 (shown at left) and in a totally different version with vinyl head and hard plastic body in 1951.
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Three Little Pigs and Wolf dolls were sold in 1938-39. Each pig had a different outfit. They have been reissued in vinyl in recent years.

This version of Betty, with molded hair, was made by another company and dressed and sold by Alexander. She dates from the early to mid 1930s. This doll is 12" tall. There is a different version of Betty which was manufactured by Alexander. That doll had sleep eyes, a mohair wig and a closed mouth, and was made in 13", 17" and 22" sizes.