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Tere Sheehan
Syra Marty aka. “The Swiss Miss”..
Ann Lamont
Toni Saint
Anita Ventura
Holland Starr aka. “The Dutch Treat”..
Gail Wynn
Tempest Storm (aka. Annie Blanche Banks)Photographed by — Roy Kemp
Lilly Christine is featured on the January ‘54 (Vol.1-7) cover of ‘HE’; a popular 50’s-era Men’s Pocket Digest..
Betty Rowland aka. “The Ball of Fire”..
Patti Waggin aka. “The Sex Oomph Doll”..Photographed by – George K. Mann
Sande Marlowe“Come-up and see ME, Daddy-o!!”..
Camille 2000
Julie Gibson aka. “The Bashful Bride”..Another image taken from one of her Fan Club photo series..
“Sparkling” Sequin (aka. Geri Tamburello)
Suzette Pilar
Gigi Marcell aka. “The Darling Dancing Doll”..
burleskateer: Blaze Starr (aka. Fannie Belle Fleming) Posing here, on her “Spontaneous Combustion” platform.. Blaze would squirm provocatively on this low podium, while a smoke machine gave a hint of danger.. Then as the final bits
Libby Jones aka. “The Park Avenue Playgirl”..Part of a late-period promotional photo series..
Jada (aka. Janet Conforto)Another photo featured in the Burmel Publishing “PERSONALITY” Digest Series..
Bonnie Bell aka. “The Ding-Dong Girl”..Image from an early Nudie-Cutie photo set..
Trudy Wayne As featured in the vintage ‘Burlesque Historical Company’ postcard series..
Sally Lane (middle) and a few close friends..
Peggy Stuart
burleskateer: Norma Arden Norma is seen here, wearing a costume detail that Dixie Evans referred to, as a: “Flipper”.. A small half-moon piece of heavy fabric belted to the waist.. A small weight was sewn into the lower-half, which Dixie suggested
Lilly “The Cat Girl” Christine adorns the February ‘55 cover of ‘MAN to MAN’ magazine..
Tempest Storm is featured in frames from an 8mm Burlesque short, entitled: “Desert Dance”..
Cherrie Knight
Bonnie Boyia …dancin’ without any pants!!Photographed by – Roy Kemp
Busty Russell aka. “50” Miss Dairy Queen “50”..
Jezebel
Tee Tee Red aka. “The T.N.T. Girl”..
Baby Lake is featured on the cover of the June ‘49 issue of ‘EYEFUL’ magazine..
Alexandra the Great “48″ (aka. Gerri Weise)
Betty Howard
Tornado Tonja
Blaze Starr aka. “Miss Spontaneous Combustion”..(aka. Fannie Belle Fleming)
Bubbles Darlene adorns the cover of the Winter ‘56 issue of ‘MR. Annual’ magazine.. She likely wasn’t pleased to see how the spelling of her name was butchered, though..More pics of Bubbles can be found here..
Jennifer Lace aka. “The Foxy Lady”..
Ricia Reynolds aka. “The long stemmed American Beauty!”..
Venus The Body (aka. Jean Smyle)
Stormy Lee aka. “The Double T-and-T Girl”..
June Darling aka. “The Darling of the Golden West”..For a time, she also performed under the name: June Darlene..
Alicia Nite
Anne Howe
Virginia Bell covers up her Jumbo-sized pasties..
Sheila Rae
In a press photo dated from the mid-1950′s, a worker can be seen making repairs to the signage at Martha Raye’s Original ‘5 O’CLOCK CLUB’ ; located at 215 22nd Street (at Collins Avenue), in Miami Beach.. Burlesque dancers Tee Tee Red and
gmgallery: The Rose Twins Photographed by – Murray Korman (ca. 1930s)
Vicki PalmerPhotographed by – Roy Kemp
Fatima Farouk aka. “Princess Tajha”..
Helen “Honey” Harper
gmgallery: Harlow Angel “far from angelic”..Photographed by – Maurice Seymour
Paula UhsanPhotographed by – Roy Kemp
Arlene Powers
Marion Morgan
Lilly Christine aka. “The Cat Girl”..Photographed by - Peter Basch
burleskateer: Jessica Rogers aka. “The WOW Girl”.. A young Jessica kicks up a heel at an unidentified nightclub.. She was born in 1925; in Tampa, Florida.. During the 40’s, she was a popular Pin-Up girl with WW2 soldiers. And began
Nita Charda