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Bettie Page in the Virginia Stockings Scrapbook, circa 1955 #2  Collection Victor Minx Follow Vintage Sleaze the Daily Blog on FacebookRead Full Story

Yes, this is the perfect rear of Bettie Page, from "behind" …and one of her friend.  The photograph was taken by Camera Club Member Rudolf Rossi in 1955, he then tinted the color by hand of each by hand. They are 8 x 10 unique images, he only produced one of each, and never exhibited or sold his work.  Over 200 Rudolph Rossi Photographs of Camera Club Models were printed in the book CAMERA CLUB GIRLS (available from Blurb as a $5.99 tablet book or a hardcover book)  tells the story of the...Read Full Story

The image is familiar; black hair, bangs, a disarmingly genuine smile and/or campy look of stern sexuality. Bettie Page is perhaps the most well-known unknown personality in the history of American popular culture. After a heyday during which she was the sought-after  pin-up subject in the business, Bettie Page the person simply disappeared into obscurity while Bettie Page the object d’art cemented itself into America’s foundation. In the intervening decades, a cult of personality built...Read Full Story

The image is familiar; black hair, bangs, a disarmingly genuine smile and/or campy look of stern sexuality. Bettie Page is perhaps the most well-known unknown personality in the history of American popular culture. After a heyday during which she was the sought-after pin-up subject in the business, Bettie Page the person simply disappeared into obscurity while Bettie Page the object d’art cemented itself into America’s foundation. In the intervening decades, a cult of personality built around...Read Full Story