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burleskateer: Cherrie Knight
burleskateer: Anita Ventura ..shows off her fur coat!
burleskateer: Cathy Love (aka. Colette D'Arcy)
burleskateer: Syra Marty stretches out for the cover of the Volume 8 issue of ‘Figure ANNUAL’ magazine..
burleskateer: Bonnie Bell aka. “The Belle Of Burlesque”..
hpcollection: Rita GrablePhoto: Roy Kemp Source: Burleskateer
creepingirrelevance: R.I.P. Jack Davis
burleskateer: Jada (aka. Janet Conforto)
burleskateer: Marcia Edgington is featured on the May ‘58 cover of ‘PICTURE SCOPE’; a popular 50’s-era Men’s Digest..
burleskateer: Flame Fury
René AndréMore pics of her can be found here..
burleskateer: Vicki Palmer More pics of Vicki can be found here..
burleskateer: Yvonne DeSilva Late-period promo photo..
Dixie Evans (aka. Mary Lee Evans) aka. “The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque”..Photographed by — George K. Mann
burleskateer: Dixie Evans Promotional poster for an appearance at Miami Beach’s ‘Place Pigalle’.. “Hotter Than The Hydrogen Bomb!!..”
Robin Jewell
burleskateer: Sequin (aka. Geri Tamburello) Photographed by - Charles Kell
Dana Hayden aka. “The Sophisticated Lady”..
Anita Ventura ..gets a little cheeky!
burleskateer: Novita Posing for a promo photo, backstage of the ‘FOLLIES Theatre’ in Los Angeles.. Image courtesy of Novita, The Pixie of Burlesque..
burleskateer: Ecstasy aka. “The Answer to All Your Dreams”.. (aka. Charlotta Ball)
Rita Royce
burleskateer: Zorita is featured on a vintage 50’s-era arcade card.. Image courtesy of the Janelle Smith collection..
Venus Mars
pinuptown: Virginia Bell
burleskateer: On a piano top, Lily Ayers kicks up a lovely leg! Another early promo photo taken by Bruno Bernard of Hollywood.. A “Golden Oldie” from 2012!..
Diane Ross ..posing (without “Squeaky” her Monkey) for a Nudie-Cutie photo set..More pics of Diane can be found here..
Candy Barr appears on the cover to the January ‘59 issue of ‘FOTO-RAMA’ magazine; a popular Men’s Digest..
Claudia CollenAnother convert to the adage: “The Higher the Hair,– The Closer to God!”..
burleskateer: Tajmah aka. “Jewel of the Orient”..
Venus The Body (aka. Jean Smyle)Photographed by – George K. Mann
Baby Bubbles (aka. Corky Dunbar / Elaine Jones)
Rita Atlanta aka. “Miss International”..
Paula Uhsan
burleskateer: Trudy Wayne As featured in the vintage ‘Burlesque Historical Company’ postcard series..
Wylden Bedd
burleskateer: Tempest Storm appears on the back cover of the July ‘54 issue of ‘TAB’ magazine; a popular Men’s Digest of that era.. More Tempest pics are here..
burleskateer: Donna Christie aka. “The Rock-N-Roll Girl”.. From a larger Fan Club photo set..
Miss Topsy
Del-Avalle (aka. Del Laval)I haven’t found hard proof, as yet.. But I’m convinced this is an early incarnation of dancer: Del Laval.. The name and likeness are too similar, to be otherwise. You be the judge,– her photos can be
burleskateer: Jeanine France illustrates the importance of “sheer”..
Candy Barr (aka. Juanita Slusher)Vintage 1962 promotional calendar for Chuck Landis’ LARGO nightclub; located on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles..
burleskateer: Burlesk cartoon by Bob “Tup” Tupper.. Scanned from the Winter 1956 issue of ‘CABARET Quarterly’ magazine..
Baby Lake
burleskateer: Tana Louise Photographed by - Roy Kemp
Heavenly Kalantan ..performing on stage at ‘Dan’s International Casino’; located on Bourbon Street in New OrleansPhotographed by – Joseph Jasgur
Lonnie Young
loutigergirl99: Sunday sheer with.. Rita Grable
burleskateer: Tana The Temptress (aka. Tana Dobeen / Donna Watkins) Also billed as: “The Persian Princess”..
Jennie Lee ..feels that hindsight is always 20/20!Photographed by – Bunny Yeager
Donnie Prentiss
Monica Lee
Mara Gaye Photographed by – Leonard Burtman
burleskateer: Lilly “The Cat Girl” Christine (aka. Martha Pompender)
burleskateer: Kitty Fountain
burleskateer: Sally Rand Promo photo featuring her infamous “Bubble Dance”..
Jennie Lee ..understands the importance of rehydrating!
burleskateer: Nifty cover design to the Souvenir Program for Michael Todd’s ‘Gay New Orleans’ burlesque show, which was staged at the 1940 New York World’s Fair..
Cherrie Knight
burleskateer: Virginia Bell graces the cover of the August ‘59 (Vol.1 - No.8) edition of ‘SIR KNIGHT’ magazine..
