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Tura Satana ( aka. Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi )
Nancy Carol aka. “Karma”..
Natasa aka. “America’s 1961 Calendar Girl”..More pics of Natasa can be found here..
burleskateer: Nejla Ates Hoisted aloft by onstage revellers at the ‘Latin Quarter’ nightclub in NYC; sometime in the 1950’s..
Tana Louise Photographed by - Roy Kemp
Miss Topsy
Sharon Cash aka. “The Million Dollar Baby!”..
odk-2:Donna Mae “Busty” Brown
wholesalemoney:Vintage 60′s-era press photo featuring: Jennie Lee (Center) and her “BARECATS”.. Made up of working and retired dancers,– the “Barecats” were an offshoot of the ‘Exotic Dancers League’ (founded by Ms. Lee).. The team
Kitty Knovac
Tana The Temptress (aka. Tana Dobeen / Donna Watkins)Also often billed as: “The Persian Princess”..
burleskateer: Gia-Mo (Huang)
Wilhelmina Wolf
Paprika aka. “The Spice Of Burlesque”..
Carol Baker
Lynne Carter From a photo series featured in her Burmel Publishing “PERSONALITY” Digest..
burleskateer: Lois DeFee aka. “Queen Of The Amazons”.. A beautiful promo photo from the early-1940’s..
Jada (aka. Janet Conforto)
CupCake CassidyPart of a larger Nudie-Cutie photo series. Some of the others in the set, can be found here..
gmgallery:Miss Linda L. Scott Photographed by - Maurice Seymour
Gia-Mo (Huang)More photos of Gia-Mo can be found here..
gmgallery:A publicity still from the 1951 Burlesque film: “FRENCH FOLLIES”, showcases the feature performers.. They are (from Left-to-Right): Pat Flannery, Doreen Gray, Crystal Starr, Val De Val, Jennie Lee, Ruby Lee, and Jean Carroll.. The film was
Raven Roland
Eve St. Pierre gets cozy with an Upright Bass!
Robin Jewell
Lalla Jazir
burleskateer: Özel Türkbas Vintage 40’s-era promo postcard of this famous Turkish bellydancer..
Carol LeClair
Vicki Palmer ..and the strategically-positioned tree branch!Photographed by — George K. Mann
Cherrie Knight
Lily Ayers (aka. Icel Condon)
ttexed:Lili St. Cyr
Miss Topsy appears on the cover of the ‘BUTTSHAKERS! Soul Party Vol. 1’ record album.. One of a series of retro compilations featuring obscure/rare Soul Music sides. The publishers likely “borrowed” the cover image from an equally obscure
burleskateer: Mae Blondell A publicity still from the 1953 Burlesque film: “A NIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD”; produced by ‘Broadway Roadshow Productions’.. The film was essentially a documentary recording of a performance at the ‘FOLLIES Theatre’;
Patti Raven aka. “Satan’s Favorite Playmate”..(aka. Patti Regan or Patti Reagan)
Jennie Lee aka. “The Bazoom Girl”.. (aka. Virginia Lee Hicks)
Nita Charda
Su-Sity SuPhotographed by - Maurice Seymour
Betty BonBon
Bunny Ware aka. “The Body Beautiful”..
Lili St. Cyr is featured on the cover of the 87th issue of ‘FOLIES DE Paris et Hollywood’; a popular International (French-language) Men’s Magazine..
Marie Annette (aka. Robin Savoy)Late-period promotional photo..
burleskateer: June Harlow aka. “The American Beauty”..
burleskateer: Danielle Dao Tien aka. “The King-Sized Eurasian”..
Tempest StormPhotographed by Russ Meyer at Oakland’s ‘EL REY Theatre’..
Patti Waggin aka. “The Sex Oomph Doll”..Photographed by – George K. Mann
Maxine HolmanSextet of smaller promotional photos intended for venue operators, to be used in their magazine and newspaper ads..
burleskateer: Tempest Storm A really nice late-50’s era Backstage photo.. I can spot a few other performers’ names scrawled on the wall behind her.. Hope Diamond, Tana Louise, and “The Body”.. Either Irma or Venus, one would presume?..
Dolores DuVaughn
The 1936-edition of the souvenir program offered to patrons at Billy Rose’s ‘CASA MAÑANA’ nightclub; which included fan dancer Sally Rand amongst their featured showgirls..
Jeannette Lynne’aAnother convert to the adage: “The Higher the Hair,– The Closer to God!”..
burleskateer: Sherry Britton is featured on this complimentary 40’s-era souvenir postcard gifted to patrons of the ‘LEON and EDDIE’S’ nightclub, located in NYC’s “Strip Alley”.. Sherry was a very popular pinup girl during WW2; and was known
Dorian DennisMore photos of Dorian can be found here..
“Is my turban disturbin’?..”Pinup artist Knute (K.O.) Munson illustrates a costumed showgirl for the popular “Artist’s Sketch Pad” calendar series; as published by the ‘Brown & Bigelow’ advertising agency in 1946..
Anita Ventura
labellenouvelle:VINTAGE NEW ORLEANS BURLESQUE!Amazing lot of 250 vintage 60′s-era 35mm slides.. Many candid shots of the New Orleans nightclub district; including the ‘Sho-Bar’ cabaret, featuring Yolanda Moreno..
burleskateer: Jennie Lee aka. “The Bazoom Girl”.. Vintage polaroid from 1963 captures Jennie posing backstage, at an unidentified theatre..
The long lovely legs of.. Libby Jones Photographed by - Roy Kemp
Ecstasy (aka. Charlotta Ball) appears as a curvaceous Harem Girl on the cover of (Vol.1-No.4) ‘SHEIK’ magazine; published by ABC Publications..More pics of Ecstasy can be found here..
