There Might Just Be A Reason For The Masks
We don’t always wish to be remembered for our costumes… Would you be proud to discover your ancestor in this vintage Halloween photo, circa 1920s? Wouldn’t you prefer to remain ignorant to grandpa in...
View ArticleBurlesque Clown Love
Bessie Love, as a burlesque clown. Perhaps the only clown that, while a tad creepy, isn’t scaring me to death.
View ArticleVintage Cigarettes For Kids
In case you just thought candy cigarettes were just a thing from your childhood, know that they are much much older. Exhibit A, this vintage Gold Tip Gum package. Made by The Sterling Mint Co., these 5...
View ArticlePirate Boot-y
A vintage photograph of Alice White, taken by Elmer Fryer in 1929. Here White wears the stunning boots and costume of a pirate girl as she wore in the opening musical sequence of the pre-code musical...
View ArticleThe Beginnings Of The Alligator Woman
Cameo’s Alligator Woman had to start somewhere… Via Mothic Flights & Flutterings: Toddler with a group of reptilian friends at The Luna Park Alligator Farm in Lincoln Heights, California – c. 1920s
View ArticleThat’s Why The Nun Was A Vamp
Love the makeup on the nun; only in silent films can the good girl hide-out in a nunnery looking like a Theda Bara vamp. Italian postcard by Ed. G.B. Falci, Milano. Photo: Jeanne Brindeau and Soava...
View ArticleDames & Dogs #75
Doggies in the roaring 20s visit the beauty parlor — one even gets a manicure. Would that make it a mani-pet-i? Via.
View ArticleAfter Ingrid Won The Horse Race…
Her photo circled the world. Including on this 1920’s postcard from the Netherlands.
View ArticleBat En Pointe
A vintage 8 x 10 inch glossy of Joyce Blanche Murray dressed as a bat — if bats actually have or wear images of themselves on themselves. Oh, and if you think it’s too early for the Halloween costumes,...
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