Photos: American Girl
Photos of American Girl throughout the years.
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Elizabeth, the newest American Girl historical character doll, and her gift box get special attention from Millie Lang before they are covered in holiday wrappings and sent to a customer's home, at the American Girl facility in Middleton, Wis. on Tuesday, November 29, 2005. Craig Schreiner -- State Journal
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Thousands of Molly, Kit, Josephina and other American Girl dolls get checked over and packed into festive boxes at American Girl's Middleton headquarters on Tuesday, November 29, 2005. The company, a subsidiary of Mattel, more than doubles its staff for the holiday rush.
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Tre' Burnette, 12, puts shoes on a doll at the "Doll Hospital," during American Girls, "Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work Day," on Thursday, April 22, 2004 in Middleton, Wis. Leah L. Jones - State Journal
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Workers in the distribution center package "bitty baby" dolls at the American Girl headquarters in Middleton, Wis., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. M.P. KING -- State Journal
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A doll's face is cleaned before packaging on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 as volunteers in Middleton, Wis. prepare dolls for the 25th American Girl Doll benefit sale. Craig Schreiner -- State Journal
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Imelda Wade puts a hospital gown on a doll at the American Girl doll "hospital" repair and cleaning department in Middleton, Wis. on Wednesday, November 9, 2011. Craig Schreiner -- State Journal
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Angela Zaldivar, Madison, works on a line packaging dolls at American Girl on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 in Middleton, Wis. Craig Schreiner -- State Journal
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Rebecca Reeves, 12, of Stoughton, who is volunteering with her mother, Dawn, not shown, carries finished dolls from the repair area at the Benefit Sale Warehouse in Middleton. Dolls were being prepped for the 25th anniversary American Girl Benefit Sale next weekend, in Middleton, Wis. on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Craig Schreiner -- State Journal
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Volunteer Mary Ann Rehberg puts a tag on a finished doll for the 25th American Girl Doll benefit sale in Middleton, Wis. on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Craig Schreiner -- State Journal
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Chris Stuesser prepares Bitty Baby dolls for shipment last week at American Girl headquarters in Middleton, Wis., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. The company is hiring 1,700 seasonal workers to pack and send dolls, books and accessories at its distribution centers in Middleton, DeForest and Wilmot for the 2015 holiday season. M.P. KING -- State Journal
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Joyce Steinberg works in the call center at the American Girl headquarters in Middleton, Wis., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. M.P. KING -- State Journal
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Volunteer Yoonsin Oh on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, arranges the hair of a doll in a Middleton, Wis. warehouse where returned dolls are being repaired for the 25th American Girl Doll benefit sale. Craig Schreiner -- State Journal
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Actress Emma Dias holds a Josefina doll for a scene during a rehearsal of "The American Girls Revue." The popular dolls and their stories are designed to transport children to another time and place in American history.
American Girl will close its Middleton corporate offices by spring, parent company Mattel said, and will cut 30 jobs as a result.
See the history of American Girl, which started in Madison in 1986.
