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burleskateer: Sequin (aka. Geri Tamburello) Featured on the cover of the November ‘55 issue of ‘CABARET’ magazine..
burleskateer: Sally Keith aka. “Queen Of The Tassels”..
burleskateer: Camille aka. “The Titian Beauty”..
burleskateer: Tana The Temptress (aka. Tana Dobeen / Donna Watkins) Often billed as: “The Persian Princess”..
burleskateer: Judith Beautiful vintage 30’s-era promo photo personalized to a friend: “To Christine — For whom the best is none to good — Sincerely, Judith 5 / ‘36 ”..
burleskateer: Tempest Storm (aka. Annie Blanche Banks) Photographed by — Roy Kemp
Natasa aka. “America’s Top Cover, Calendar & Pinup Girl”..
burleskateer: Daphne Driessen
Zorita (aka. Katherine Boyd Petillo)
burleskateer: Miss Fascination aka. “The Irresistable Cleopatra”..
burleskateer: Julie Gibson aka. “The Bashful Bride”.. As featured in the vintage ‘Burlesque Historical Company’ postcard series..
Cherrie Knight
Liz RenayMs. Renay throws a few fully-nude moves towards members of the L.A. Press Club, from an unidentified Los Angeles stage..
burleskateer: Donna Mae “Busty” Brown appears on the cover of the September ‘57 issue of ‘GALA’ magazine..
Sally Rand (aka. Helen Gould Beck)Vintage promo photo dated from 1942..
Florette
Aphrodite
burleskateer: Patti Waggin grew up with an uncle that encouraged her interest in motorbikes.. As a teenager, she was already competing in motorcycle riding meets.. She’s seen here, posing for a candid photo with her 2nd husband: Bill Brownell.. Brownell
burleskateer: Petite strippers Patti Waggin (Left) and Novita (Right) pose as bookends to a very TALL Ricki Covette (6′ 8″).. Photographed backstage at the famed ‘FOLLIES Theatre’ in Los Angeles..
burleskateer: Miss Topsy
burleskateer: Dior Angel aka. “Our Texas Playmate”.. (aka. Dolores Silvia)
burleskateer: Sharon Storm
oncewerewomen-inmotion: Chris LaChris ..shakes her tail feathers! As seen in Irving Klaw’s 1954 Burlesque film: ‘VARIETEASE’..
beforethecolon: Jennie Lee aka. “The Bazoom Girl”.. (aka. Virginia Lee Hicks)
Dolores DuVaughn
Dawn Diano aka. “The Italian Demon”..
“Sparkling” Sequin (aka. Geri Tamburello)More pics of Sequin can be found here..
Lili St. Cyr graces the cover of ‘MODERN MAN Annual’; a popular 50’s-era Men’s Magazine..
burleskateer: Vel Chessy aka. “The Velvet Body“..
burleskateer: Champagne
burleskateer: Shirley Ruscella As featured in the vintage ‘Burlesque Historical Company’ postcard series..
greatladyking: April Daye aka. “Voted Miss-Behaving”..
Vicki Palmer
Patti Raven aka. “Satan’s Favorite Playmate”..(aka. Patti Regan or Patti Reagan)
Cynthia aka. “The Silhouette”..
burleskateer: Betty Howard aka. “The Girl Who Has Everything”..
Naja Karamuru aka. “The South American Dancer”..More pics of Naja can be found here..
burleskateer: Scarlett Rebel
Brandy Long
burleskateer: Marinka aka. “The Amazon Woman”..
Betty LaMarr
burleskateer: Robin Jewell ..thumbs for a ride!
beforethecolon: Trudy Wayne ..busts a few moves!
burleskateer: Jody Lawrence Was known as: “The Farmer’s Daughter”.. Not only due to her fresh-faced looks,— but because she grew up on her parents’ farm in Wilmington, Delaware.. She was a star athlete throughout high school.. While working
Carol LeClair
burleskateer: Sunny Dare (aka. Roberta Bauman)
Pepper Shaker
burleskateer: In 1952, a teenage Juanita Slusher (at Left) walks with a friend to Barney Weinstein’s THEATRE LOUNGE. This South Dallas nightclub operated a “School For Strippers”, managed by Weinstein’s wife: Mae.. Shortly after her “graduation”,
burleskateer: Cherrie Knight ..takes a load off!
burleskateer: Vintage 50’s-era menu card for ‘Bimbo’s 365 CLUB’ in San Francisco, California.. A popular Burlesque nightclub, located on 365 Market Street (later, at 1025 Columbus Avenue).. It featured a unique “Girl In A Fish Bowl” attraction,
burleskateer: Tana The Temptress (aka. Tana Dobeen)
Celeste Gayle aka. “The Latin Torrid Twister”..
burleskateer: Rita Grable Photographed by - Roy Kemp
Anita Milo
Vicki PalmerPhotographed by – Roy Kemp
Lili St. Cyr ..sometimes makes Men lose their heads!
HAPPY HALLOWE'EN !!Gale Parker ..falls under the Devil’s spells!
HAPPY HALLOWE'EN !!Cherrie Knight ..engages in a bit of skullduggery!
burleskateer: Suzette Summers aka. “The Sensuous Miss Versatility”..
