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Zorita (aka. Katherine Boyd Petillo)
burleskateer: Lee Lane Often mistaken in appearance for Candy Barr..
Ginger LaRue
Anita Ventura
burleskateer: Lynne O’Neill ..gets her groove on! Photographed during a 50’s-era performance at ‘Georgia’s Blue Room’; located on 129 West 48th Street, in New York City..
burleskateer:Lily Ayers (aka. Icel Condon)
Lilly Christine aka. “The Cat Girl”..Photographed by - Peter Basch
Tornado Tonja
burleskateer:Jezebel
(Donna Mae) “Busty” Brown ..searches for “Middle C”!America’s foremost Pin-up Model — turned Burly-Queen!
burleskateer:Gay Dawn aka. “America’s Newest Uncover Girl!”..
Rose La Rose (aka. Rosina DaPello)More pics of Rose can be found here..
burleskateer: Betty “Blue Eyes” Howard aka. “The Girl Who Has Everything”.. Removing her outer bra on the stage of the ‘SILVER FROLICS’ nightclub in Chicago, sometime in 1952..
burleskateer:Jennie Lee ..catches up on a few chores in her Kitchen!
burleskateer: Tana The Temptress (aka. Tana Dobeen / Donna Watkins) Often billed as: “The Persian Princess”..
burleskateer:Dolores DuVaughn
Vicki Palmer
burleskateer:“Sparkling” Sequin (aka. Geri Donelle Tamburello)
burleskateer:Robin Jewell ..enjoying the Great Outdoors!
Alexandra the Great “48″ (aka. Gerri Weise)
Julie Gibson aka. “The Bashful Bride”..
burleskateer: Patti Waggin (aka. Patricia Hardwick) Photographed by – George K. Mann
Virginia ValentineA popular West Coast tassel-twirler that appears here in a publicity still promoting the 1953 burlesque film: “PEEK A BOO”; a documentary-style recording of a complete Burlesk show at Los Angeles’ ‘FOLLIES Theatre’..
burleskateer:Scarlett Rebel
Caprice (aka. Karen Cameron)More pics of Caprice can be found here..
burleskateer:Mae Blondell
burleskateer: Lili St. Cyr ..experiences a nip-slip! An image likely intended for use in one of ‘Her Intimate Secrets’ lingerie catalogs..
burleskateer:Miriam Kartis
Vicki Palmer ..shows off her fabulous Lemonade Stand!
burleskateer:Vintage press photo dated from October of ‘41, features Sally Rand posing with boyfriend: Thurkel “Turk” Greenough.. “Turk” was a 36-year-old professional Bronco Buster, and (in 1942) would become the 2nd of Sally’s four husbands..
Venus The Body (aka. Jean Smyle)
burleskateer:Sequin (aka. Geri Tamburello)
Vivienne MorganFrom the ‘Burlesque Historical Company’ series of postcards..
Jada (aka. Janet Conforto)More pics of Jada can be found here..
April March aka. “The First Lady Of Burlesque”..
burleskateer:Baby Lulu Wilnot
strangedazeyage: Anita Ventura
Candy Barr (aka. Juanita Slusher)More photos of Candy can be found here..
burleskateer:‘THE MIRRORED ORGY’ – by Douglas Dee
burleskateer:Cynthia aka. “The Silhouette”..
burleskateer: Venus The Body ( aka. Jean Smyle ) Photographed by – George K. Mann
Jeanine France aka. “The Eyefull Tower Girl”..More photos of Jeanine can be found here..
burleskateer:Maria Christi
Patti Waggin aka. “The Sex Oomph Doll”..Photographed by – George K. Mann
Kitty Lynne aka. “The Cat Girl”..Behind The Scene!…
Kitty Lynne aka. “The Cat Girl”..
Irma the Body (aka. Mary Goodneighbor)More pics of Irma can be found here..
burleskateer: WHY GIRLS BECOME STRIPPERS Velma Fay (aka. Lorelei - the Mermaid) is featured in an article scanned from the April ‘55 issue of ‘MODERN MAN’ magazine..
burleskateer: Sequin aka. “Beauty in the 4th Dimension”.. Photo courtesy of the Kevin Hill collection..
Torch Diamond and her Flaming Tassels
burleskateer: Tempest Storm A series of still-frames made from Irving Klaw’s 1955 Burlesque featurette: ‘TEASERAMA’..
Trudy Wayne
Tempest Storm (aka. Annie Blanche Banks)Very early promo photo of Tempest, when she attempted to incorporate “Treasure Chest” into her publicity.. Unfortunately for her, fellow performer Evelyn West was already famous as: “The
Tura Satana ..and her Froggy Friends!
Dixie Evans (aka. Mary Lee Evans) Posing nude for photographer Harold Lloyd, sometime in the early 1950s..
burleskateer: Lynne O'Neill aka. “The Original Garter Girl”.. Featuring her “Bonnie Lass” dance costume..
burleskateer:Maxine Holman “.. And Her Educated Wolf”
