Den of Iniquity meets Den of Antiquity.
A vintage nude photo of Ann Coolidge, taken by Joseph Jasgur:
1942 verso ink-stamped full nude pin-up photograph of Ann Coolidge taken along the California Coast, a leggy full body nude portrait photograph that captures the moment in a documentarian fashion with assembled photographers in view – an interesting take and in contrast to the pretentious and gauzy art pin-up photography which was most common at the time
Posted in Photographers, Photographs.
– January 16, 2012
In what can only be a case of insanity, a clearly white male child dressed as an “Indian” (for certainly something so racist in humor didn’t intend dignity with a Native American credit — even if this looks like it’s from the 1940s), scalps a woman — she’s left holding her “smarting” genitals while the kid runs off triumphant with the neat & bloodless triangle slice of fur-pie.
Even if we can manage to get past the racism, if we can write that off as an ignorant time, how do we overlook the other obvious issues?
A boy possesses the intimate proximity to a mature pussy.
A boy has the ability to brandish, as well as wield, a weapon.
Oh, and what the hell is she wearing?
It’s damn near impossible not to feel the misogyny here when a immature male has the ability and the right to assault not only a female but an adult one.
Though this still may not be as creepy as that bit on Mad Men when the kid wants a lock of Betty’s hair and she gives it to him. (Shh, don’t tell me more about that — I just got the first two seasons on DVD for Christmas and am slowly watching them.)
Image of what I believe to be a vintage postcard found at S & M = Smoke & Mirrors; and credited to this site — but after a dozen attempts to find it there, I conceded failure. And burned-out eyeballs due to the horrid background. If anyone knows anything more, please confess it.
Posted in Ephemera, Postcards, Racist, Sexism.
– January 8, 2012
A Bruno of Hollywood portrait photograph, circa 1940s, of June Havoc, aka Baby June and Dainty June, the sister of Gypsy Rose Lee.
This is a wonderful art deco portrait photograph that measures 7 3/4″ x 10″ and looks great as seen. By the New York-based burlesque photographer Bruno of Hollywood, this is likely a sitting at least partially engineered by Gypsy, who worked frequently with the photographer and who would often come in and out of the life of June Havoc.
Posted in Babes, Photographs.
– January 5, 2012
Taken in the 1960s by Bunny Yeager for The Seymour Lighting Company, this photo features a near-nude model, draped in a sheer peignoir. While “rack lighting” may not have been a possible euphemism then, I refused to make a headlights joke. *wink* The seller says:
Sometimes in this field real life is stranger than fiction and this photo is pretty rich, our model in this pose appears in a see through sexy nightie… and we can truly “see more lighting” These photos were likely taken to make a pin-up advertising calendar for the Miami Florida showroom in a long ago time and place! Measures 8″ by 10″ and either the photographer or the printer have neatly mounted this gelatin silver photograph still on a foam core board.
Posted in Advertising, Euphemisms, Lingerie, Photographs.
– January 5, 2012
I wasn’t going to post this; I was just going to bid on it. But now that it’s soared past my budget… Alta Art Studies, Volume Two, 1923:
[A]n original circa 1923 fine art photograph sampler catalog of images by Xan Stark for Alta Studios of San Francisco, California. This was a clever marketing catalog that showed the images that were available for sale as gelatin silver photographs and was also sold as a collectible illustrated fine art nude photograph booklet . Xan Stark used the silent film star Olive Ann Alcorn in some of these views as seen. This was titled Alta Art Studies – Volume Two. All images are by Xan Stark and credited on the back page as seen. Measures 7″ by 10″ complete with 30 black and white plates.
Posted in Advertising, Art, Collecting, Ephemera, Photographs.
– December 27, 2011
You can still order the Secrets In Lace Collector’s 2012 Calendar and have it arrive in time for Christmas, if you live in the continental US. This calender features pinups wearing Secrets In Lace classic lingerie, photographs taken by world famous pin up photographer Michael Malak.
Posted in Photographs.
– December 16, 2011
A photograph of a chained Lucille Ball in Roman Scandals (1933).
Posted in BDSM, Films, Photographs.
– December 16, 2011
Anthony Bruno aka Bruno of Hollywood measuring his pin-up model & wife Angela
Brain Pickings has a review of and recommendation for Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture.
You know I love archeology (Or is it just digging around in the dirt I love? Hmmm…) Anyway, nude archeologists are even better. And, it turns out, there’s a calender for that: Naked Archaeologist Calendar 2012. (Via BoingBoing.)
Bra history which is actually helpful, ladies. (Hint: It involves Mad Men.)
One silent film story divided by a researcher into the story of two ladies equals one still lost lady, in Of Research & Tinkle Troubles.
Image of Bruno of Hollywood measuring his pinup wife, Angela.
Posted in Advertising, Books, Collecting, Ephemera, Lingerie, Photographs.
– December 14, 2011
Antique nude photo by Jean Agelou of a model posting with a horrid little clown doll “that was posed to appeal to the German market.”
Posted in Photographs.
– December 8, 2011
Virgil Apger photo showing Jones as a sex kitten able to master a tiger — however faux said tiger may be. Circa 1963; via.
Posted in Photographs.
– December 7, 2011
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