Honey Bee

Honey Bee


Gypsy Rose Lee   (aka. Louise Hovick)
Vintage candid photo features Gypsy posing in front of a trailer from her 1949 ‘Royal American Shows’ travelling tent show.. ‘Royal American’ was one of the longest-running Carnival circuit burlesque shows.. And the previous year, Sally Rand had broken box office records, travelling with the same organization..

Gypsy Rose Lee   (aka. Louise Hovick)

Vintage candid photo features Gypsy posing in front of a trailer from her 1949 ‘Royal American Shows’ travelling tent show.. ‘Royal American’ was one of the longest-running Carnival circuit burlesque shows.. And the previous year, Sally Rand had broken box office records, travelling with the same organization..

Gloria Love
Vintage 50’s-era promo photo personalized to fellow dancer Janice Miller: “To Janice — Best of luck, May you always Be happy.  Dancingly, — Gloria   2/28/46 ”..

Gloria Love

Vintage 50’s-era promo photo personalized to fellow dancer Janice Miller: “To Janice — Best of luck, May you always Be happy.  Dancingly, — Gloria   2/28/46 ”..

kdo:    Ann “Bang-Bang” Arbor

kdo:    Ann “Bang-Bang” Arbor

Patti Waggin is featured on the cover of the October ‘56 issue of ‘FROLIC’ magazine..

Patti Waggin is featured on the cover of the October ‘56 issue of ‘FROLIC’ magazine..

Tempest Storm is featured on the cover to the 1959-edition of the ‘American Artists’ calendar..

Tempest Storm is featured on the cover to the 1959-edition of the ‘American Artists’ calendar..

Fräulein Von Manuela      aka. “West Berlin’s Exotic Sensation!”..

Fräulein Von Manuela      aka. “West Berlin’s Exotic Sensation!”..


Flame

Flame

Lynne O’Neill models one of her self-made swimsuits, somewhere in the dunes near one of Long Island’s many beaches..

Lynne O’Neill models one of her self-made swimsuits, somewhere in the dunes near one of Long Island’s many beaches..

Evelyn West      aka. “The $50,000 Treasure Chest”..

Evelyn West      aka. “The $50,000 Treasure Chest”..