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Mannikins

Three Mannikins – via Garibaldi – Torino, IT

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Chance Encounters – West 19th Street – NYC

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© Frank H. Jump

This was the day of my photo-shoot with Mark Abramson for the Wall Street Journal.

Jackson Heights Mannikins – Jackson Heights, Queens

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Big Butt Blow-up & Mannikins – El Paso, TX

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Savannah Mannikin Shimmy

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© Frank H. Jump

Boscov Mannikins – Scranton, PA

Boscov Mannikins - Scranton, PA

Boscov Mannikins - Scranton, PA

Boscov Mannikins - Scranton, PA

Boscov Mannikins - Scranton, PA

Boscov Mannikins - Scranton, PA
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Some Boscov history:

Established in Reading, PA in 1911, Boscov claims to be “one of the last remaining full-service department stores, featuring men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel; shoes; jewelry; cosmetics; housewares; appliances; toys; stationery; and sporting goods.”

Chamber Street Mannikins

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© Frank H. Jump

Thank you Lonely Pictures and Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches (Chris Adams) for reminding me of these images.

mannikin – Etymology: Dutch mannekijn little man, from Middle Dutch, diminutive of man; akin to Old English man
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Boston Wig Mannikins

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© Frank H. Jump

Off Boston Commons (Tremont & Temple). A very unfriendly Asian storekeeper will chase you away if you take pictures there.

MANNEQUIN HISTORY