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burleskateer: Tirza Vintage 40’s-era promo photo taken before she become famous for her “Wine Dance” routine..
Bonnie Bell aka. “The Ding-Dong Girl”..
Tura Satana aka. “Miss Japan Beautiful”..
Tana The Temptress (aka. Tana Dobeen / Donna Watkins)
burleskateer:Gina Bon Bon
Lilly Christine aka. “The Cat Girl”..(aka. Martha Theresa Pompender)
burleskateer:Lynne O’Neill aka. “The Original Garter Girl”..
burleskateer: Hurricane Dare “The World moves on a Woman’s Hips..”
burleskateer:Jeanine France aka. “The Eyefull Tower Girl”..
burleskateer: Dolores “DeeDee” DuVaughn An interesting perspective on her dynamic dimensions!
burleskateer:Fatima Farouk aka. “Princess Tajha”..
burleskateer: Kaye (Kathleen) McNamara aka. “The Unpredictable Wild Irish Rose”.. Vintage 60’s-era promo photo personalized: “For Johnny — A Real Pal of the Acts.. Best Love, Kathleen - 1961 -”
burleskateer: Lynne O'Neill aka. “The Original Garter Girl”.. As a side business to her exotic dancing career,– Lynne also made (with help from her Mom) and sold her own line of custom-designed Garters; which she sold to patrons attending her
Marcia Edgington
burleskateer:Honey Bee ..gets squirmy!
Evelyn West aka. “The โ,000 Treasure Chest”..
Showgirls pose on stage at NYC’s ‘Latin Quarter’ nightclub..Photographed by - Peter Basch
Vicki Palmer
burleskateer: Princess Ahi A popular Chinese dancer during the 30’s-era.. Ahi became a sensation at the 1934 (‘Century Of Progress’ ) edition of the ‘World’s Fair’ in Chicago, where she performed as a dancer in the ‘Hawaiian Gardens’
burleskateer:Candy Barr aka. “The Sugar & Spice Girl”..
Irma The Body (aka. Mary Goodneighbor)
burleskateer:Beautiful cover to a vintage 30’s-era program for a ‘Earl Carroll’s Vanities’ burlesque show..
Candy Barr (aka. Juanita Slusher)Thanks, strangedazeyage!
burleskateer:Gwen Marlow
Candy Barr aka. “The Sugar and Spice Girl”..(aka. Juanita Slusher)
Cherrie Knight
roundedcurves:Jennie Lee aka. “The Bazoom Girl”..Photographed by – Bunny Yeager
burleskateer: Tempest Storm (aka. Annie Blanche Banks) Photographed by — Roy Kemp
Jennie Lee aka. “The Bazoom Girl”.. (aka. Virginia Lee Hicks)
burleskateer:Kitti Kar aka. “The Original Geisha Girl”..
burleskateer:Baby Bubbles appears in a publicity still from the 1963 film: “Hollywood – WORLD Of FLESH”; as directed by Lee Frost.. Baby was a virtuoso tassel-twirler from Canada with a remarkable 40-22-34 figure.. All of her scenes for the film,
burleskateer: Babs Mitchell As featured in the vintage ‘Burlesque Historical Company’ postcard series..
burleskateer:Anita Ventura
burleskateer:Marinka aka. “The Amazon Woman”..
A very young Candy Barr.. (aka. Juanita Slusher)
burleskateer:Ann Perri aka. “The Jane Russell Of Burlesk”..
burleskateer: (Donna Mae) “Busty” Brown tries to get her favorite book off the top shelf.. America’s foremost Pin-up Model — turned Burly-Queen!
Dixie Evans ..playing a bit of peek-a-boo!
burleskateer: Savvy business showgirl Rose La Rose.. Doing a series of ad photos, promoting Pepsi-Cola!
dreaminparis: Ann “Bang Bang” Arbor aka. “The Million Dollar Figure”..
burleskateer:CupCake Cassidy bellies up to the bar..
burleskateer:Charmaine (aka. Christine Ayres)
burleskateer: Rita Grable Photographed by - Roy Kemp
burleskateer: Burlesk cartoon by Bob “Tup” Tupper.. From the pages of the June ‘56 issue of ‘CABARET’ magazine..
burleskateer:Virginia “Ding Dong” Bell
Lilly Christine (aka. Martha Theresa Pompender)Photographed by - Peter Basch
AlmendritaLike Chelo, she was born with dwarfism. She began dancing professionally as a teenager, but didn’t begin stripping on stage ‘til sometime in the mid-1950′s..
burleskateer:Gia-Mo (Huang)
“Sparkling” Sequin (aka. Geri Tamburello)
burleskateer:Tangueray
burleskateer: Bubbles Darlene Beautiful color photo featuring her Afro-Cuban “Voodoo Dance” costume.. (from the ‘Getty Image Archives’)
burleskateer:Got milk?.. Zorita does!
burleskateer: WHIP TEASE Jennie Lee appears in the pages of the December ‘54 issue of ‘TAB’; a popular Men’s Digest.. She’s shown losing various articles of her clothing from a 15-foot bullwhip wielded by expert handler: Dave Kashner..
burleskateer:Crystal Myers
Vicki Palmer ..soaks up some sunshine!Photographed by — George K. Mann
Rita Atlanta aka. “The Champagne Girl”..Special thanks to strangedazeyage for providing the photo!
burleskateer:Mellissa Kay
Sally The Shape (aka. “Sabah” – Orientally Yours)
burleskateer:Sande Marlowe
burleskateer: Holly Hills And her masterful beehive hairdo..
