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Harriet Quimby – Aviatrix
Although her career as a pilot lasted a mere 11 months, Harriet Quimby left an indelible mark on aviation history as both the first American woman to become a licensed pilot and the first woman to...
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Plaque Proposed For London’s First Stripper, Phyllis Dixey
Bombs might have been raining down on London, but that didn’t stop Phyllis Dixey getting her kit off for a packed theatre of Tommies three times a day. Phyllis has the dubious distinction of being the...
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Daring Cannon Towels Ad From 1944
This must have been a rather daring ad for 1944. The right wing christians must have had a hard time swallowing all this female skin turning up in a full page ad in their family friendly magazines –...
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The Nazi Women
exposed as every bit as bad as Hitler’s male followers Portrayed in soft tones and pastels, their beatific gaze stared from billboards and freesheets across the land. Blonde, fresh-faced and pure,...
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Marilyn Monroe In “Ladies Of The Chorus”
Ladies of the Chorus is a 1948 Hollywood film produced by Columbia Pictures. It stars Marilyn Monroe in her first major role as Peggy Martin, a dancer who falls in love with a wealthy man portrayed by...
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Heinz von Perckhammer – Photographer
Heinz von Perckhammer (1895-1965) was a German photographer. He travelled much to China of the South where he photographed the women. Perckhammer was born in 1895 in Germany. He travelled to China of...
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Diane Webber AKA Marguerite Empey
Marguerite Diane Webber AKA Marguerite Empey (July 29, 1932—August 19, 2008)was an American model, dancer and actress. Empey was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Marguerite (née Andrus)...
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The Rolux
The Rolux was a French automobile manufactured from 1938 until 1952. The product of a Lyon company better known for making the New-Map motorcycle, the light car, also sold as a New Map, had a...
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Louis Ritman – American Painter
The critical success that Louis Ritman enjoyed throughout his career can be attributed in large part to the sunny, impressionistic canvases that he executed in Giverny during the 1910s. Like many other...
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My Post No 2000
This is my post No 2000 on Retrorambling, and to be host with you, I never thought I’d keep it up that long, I seldom do. But here I am, typing in the text and enjoying it as much as I did when I typed...
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Motobécane Moby Scooter
MBK (pronounced "em-bay-kah) "is a French Scooter manufacturer, based in Rouvroy, Picardy, France. The company was first established in 1923 under the name Motobécane and for many years was France’s...
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Happy Birthday Elvis
Elvis Aaron Presley (8. January 1935 – 16. August 1977) Filed under: Music, Rock'n'roll Tagged: Elvis Presley
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A Curious Fancy
“A Curious Fancy” is run by a girl who describes herself like this: I am fat, fanciful and whimsical. Well, actually I’m just plain eccentric but it translates to whimsical in the virtual medium. Most...
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Charabancs
A 1920 Punch cartoon shows UK government ministers in a charabanc. A charabanc or "char-à-banc" ( /ˈʃærəbæŋ/) is a type of horse-drawn vehicle or early motor coach, usually open-topped, common in...
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Edward Runci, Marilyn Monroe And Nesbitt Orange Soda
Back in 1946, long before Marilyn Monroe became famous she modelled for Edward Runci for this ad illustration for Nesbitt sodas. Nesbitt’s became the U.S. market leader of orange soda pop during the...
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Marilyn Waltz And The Mysterious Margaret Scott
Marilyn Ardith Jordan (née Waltz) (born November 5, 1931 in Waukesha, Wisconsin – December 23, 2006 in Medford, Oregon) was an American actress and model. As Marilyn Waltz, she was Playboy magazine‘s...
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Zoë Mozert Drawing Jane Russell
Above, you see Zoe Mozert in the enviable position of having Jane Russell posing for her, back in 1943. The pastel painting might actually be in progress, a rarity for that kind of publicity shot. On...
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Reincarnation Is For Real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just look here, Groucho Marx came back as a cat – Ted Filed under: Humour Tagged: Reincarnation
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Monika Dietrich – Sexhungry Actress
This issue of the London Magazine Midnight appeared November 11th 1968 and features cover star Monika Dietrich boasting about her sexual appetite. The interview seems like a figment of the writer’s...
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1957 Jurisch Motoplan
This strange, but attractive machine was the dream of the young German engineer, motorcycle racer and visionary Carl Jurisch. Jurisch had made a name for himself by designing a fine telescopic...
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