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Vintage 8x10 photo of Daisy and Violet Hilton, via burlyqnell

burlyqnell:

Vintage 5x7 of Rose la Rose on a bear skin rug…I have read that she actually killed this bear, but I have no idea if that is true. 

chicagohistorymuseum:

Happy birthday Sally Rand!

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burleskateer:

A candid photo captures baggy-pants comic Buddy O’Day ogling the ample bosom of Evelyn West, in this burlesque skit.. The duo appeared on stage at the ‘Stardust Theatre’ in St. Louis, Missouri; sometime in the mid-1960’s..

burleskateer:

A candid photo captures baggy-pants comic Buddy O’Day ogling the ample bosom of Evelyn West, in this burlesque skit.. The duo appeared on stage at the ‘Stardust Theatre’ in St. Louis, Missouri; sometime in the mid-1960’s..

burleskateer:

Fabulous Fanny

Amazing sequential photos of Helena Gardner, dancingon stage in Chicago c. 1955. Originally posted by tikitacky.

Signed vintage 8x10 photo of Sally Rand, via burlyqnell.

Via pulppassion: “America’s most celebrated stripper describes her rise to stardom as theQueen of Burlesque, in 1930s New York. Touching and hilarious, Gypsy Rose Lee shares her Golden Rule: Do unto others … before they do you.” 

Carla Montez, “The Sunkissed Beauty” via burleskateer.

Noel Toy Young, “The Chinese Sally Rand” via glamarazzi.

Noel Toy Young, “The Chinese Sally Rand” via glamarazzi.