Earl Mossman's Cancan Girls

Earl Mossman's cancan girls.  From a series of EBay auctions:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-8x10-Photo-Earl-Mossmans-Can-Can-Dancing-Girls-Portland-m25308-/121228164775?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item1c39c2fea7

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-8x10-Photo-Can-Can-Earl-Mossmans-Showgirls-dancing-Portland-m25300-/111231136751?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item19e5e473ef

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-8x10-Photo-Showgirls-dancing-Can-Can-Portland-OR-m25299-/111231136918?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item19e5e47496

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-8x10-Photo-Gorgeous-Showgirls-line-of-dancers-Can-Can-m25231-/111231834568?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item19e5ef19c8

http://www.ebay.com/itm/8x10-Photo-Burlesque-dancers-Earl-Mossmans-Can-Can-showgirls-m25346-/111232413517?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item19e5f7ef4d

The dancers are not identified; the photographer was Allan J. de Lay of "The Oregonian" newspaper.  Earl Mossman, the "Mayor of Broadway",  was evidently a Portland show business personality of the 1930s - 1950s, with a hint of scandal attached.

http://www.pdxhistory.com/html/portland_radio.html

http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/sayre&CISOPTR=13287&CISOBOX=1&REC=4