Pinup Gals of World War I and World War II: Mary Pickford and Betty Grable
In World War I, Mary Pickford became the favorite pinup of soldiers when she dressed in uniform and toured the nation selling Liberty Bonds. In World War II, "demand for it [pictures of Betty Grable"]...
View ArticlePinups on billboards, book covers, and record covers.
Here's an interesting history of pinups in advertising! Showing pictures of billboards from the 1800s-1950s, with a focus on pretty girls in beer advertisements. The next page shows samples of pretty...
View ArticleThe Florodora Girls & Other Musical Comedy Stars
"Today's musical comedy stars replace the Grecian bend of The Florodora Girls with abandon, and little else" reads the headline. It mentioned the famous gals who have come from the anonymity of chorus...
View ArticleMarilyn Monroe – the All American Pinup, and more advertising history
Enjoy these pinup pictures of Marilyn Monroe, declared "The All American Pinup" by the 1953 issue of Cheesecake - An American Phenomenon. Jane Russell said that "Marilyn is the most female girl I...
View ArticleA bit of St. Louis Beer History and various 1940s Advertisements
4 more pages of scans from the St. Louis Municipal Opera 1943 season. These include WWII-era ads for Hyde Park Beer, Coca Cola, Tums, and Kieffer Cleaners. The cleaners advertisement has prices listed,...
View ArticlePretty Girls Sold Tobacco – old cigarette and tobacco ads
Here is an interesting history of tobacco advertisements using pretty women and pinups as bait, and to gain broader social acceptance of smoking cigarettes! To explain changes in tobacco advertising,...
View ArticleHistory of Women’s Swimwear and Sports Fashions
This article claims that Annette Kellerman was groundbreaking in making more practical swimwear acceptable... and did you know that shorts for women were invented in the 1930s? The post History of...
View ArticleHistory of Beauty Contests and the Ideal Female Measurements of the 1950s
Did you know that the first Miss America was 5 foot 1, weighed 108lbs, had a 30 inch bust, 25 inch waist, 32 inch hips and brown hair with blue eyes? In comparison, Evelyn Ay, the 1954 winner,...
View ArticleLucille Ball and Marie Wilson were Successful Pinups on TV
This next article includes plenty of scantily clad pictures of Lucille Ball and Marie Wilson (as Irma, the dumbest blonde on TV). Irma in the "My Friend Irma" show, especially, is mentioned as...
View ArticleA brief history of Women in Sports
This first article about the history of women in sports seems to claim that women are 2 inches taller (in 1953) than they were in 1850 because they're free to exercise and play sports!
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