Dolly Dimples was a 1909 publicity stunt in Salt Lake City by the (since defunct) Salt Lake Herald-Republican newspaper, involving a pretty girl in a new automobile, in this case an American Traveler. A $500 reward (roughly $25,000 in 2008 dollars) was offered for the "capture" of Miss Dolly Dimples. Miss Dimples was played by a woman identified as Jennie Curry.Utah State Historical Society The contest was eventually accused of being rigged, and Jennie Curry, L. V. Curry, and F. K. Ricker were arrested and returned to Utah on a charge of conspiracy to defraud.Los Angeles Evening Post, Dec. 16, 1909 They were tried and found not guilty on a technicality.Deseret News, March 10, 1910
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Dolly Dimples photo archive