Graziella

From the outstanding collection of vintage burlesque photos of BurlyQNell:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/120729119383/graziella-vintage-8x10-photo-composite-photo

The main site:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

Prior postings and links to additional BurlyQNell sites:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=burlyqnell

Charlotte Van Dae at Colosimo's

From Burlyqnell's Tumblr blog.

Her description:

"Charlotte Van Dae: vintage 8x10 news service photo dated 18 February 1943. This photo was used to promote Charlotte’s appearance Colosimo’s in Chicago."

See the original at:

 http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/105982629629/charlotte-van-dae-vintage-8x10-news-service-photo

Her blog is a great source of vintage burlesque photos and information.  See it at:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

Gypsy

Gypsy Rose Lee in a teasing pose for a cheesecake publicity photo.

The original image is from the Tumblr blog of burlyqnell, which is a wonderful resource for those interested in vintage burlesque:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/95508838577/gypsy-rose-lee-louise-hovick-vintage-8x10-photo

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

Sunny Carter 1939

Sunny Carter in a publicity still for her appearance at the 606 Club in Chicago in 1939.  Not a cancan, but suggestive of one.

The original image is from the Tumblr blog of burlyqnell, which is a wonderful resource for those interested in vintage burlesque:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/97434066652/sunny-carter-vintage-8x10-news-service-photo-used

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

Parisian Peel

Sherree and Lori from a 1959 show called the Parisian Peel Show.

The original image is from the Tumblr blog of burlyqnell, which is a wonderful resource for those interested in vintage burlesque:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/89160414958/chorus-girls-sherree-lori-vintage-news-service

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

Rene Levian - Parisian Follies 1951

Rene Levian in a publicity still for the Parisian Follies of 1951 at the Oriental Theater in Chicago.

The original image is from the Tumblr blog of burlyqnell, which is a wonderful resource for those interested in vintage burlesque:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/102031798921/rene-levian-vintage-8x10-photo-dated-3-november#notes

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

More Latin than Parisian

Marian Shell

The original image is from the Tumblr blog of burlyqnell, which is a must-see for those interested in vintage burlesque:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/76388854784/marian-shell-vintage-8x10-photo-marian-also

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

Police Gazette

 

 

 

 

Long before the National Enquirer there was the Police Gazette.  These are some clumsy crops from a great photo montage of model Inga Borg in the October 1941 edition of Police Gazette.

The original montage is from the Tumblr blog of burlyqnell, which is a wonderful resource for those interested in vintage burlesque:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/104182026702/inga-borg-as-scanned-from-the-october-1941-issue

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

The lurid history of the Police Gazette:

http://www.policegazette.us/

https://www.facebook.com/NationalPoliceGazette

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Gazette

More for enquiring minds:

https://www.tumblr.com/search/Police+Gazette#

https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/police-gazette

https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/national-police-gazette