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[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: Page from True magazine featuring a Petty Girl illustration of a blonde cowgirl smiling and holding Daffodils followed by a reproduction print of an unsigned watercolor painting of a farmer plowing his field watching geese fly south for the winter. Pin-ups by artist George Petty or "Petty Girls" first made their appearance in 1933 and into the 1950s set the standard for American female beauty. The hallmarks of Petty pin-ups are elongated limbs most noted in the legs, a flirtatious smile, and te… more
Date: [1946..1950]
Creator: Petty, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Illustrations: Varga Girls, 1946]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of Varga girls and descriptive text. The front page of the spread features a pull-out of a redhead with blue eyes wearing a gold bodysuit paired with a verse by Phil Stack celebrating the beginning of the new year. The following page is a spread showing a collection of 12 Varga girl illustrations, one for each month of the year (February-December) paired with descriptive text.
Date: January 1946
Creator: Vargas, Alberto & Stack, Phil
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: Page from True magazine featuring an illustration of an auburn-haired Petty Girl followed by a reproduction print of an unsigned painting depicting a young male deer hunter carrying pelts and his rifle followed by his 2 dogs. Pin-ups by artist George Petty or "Petty Girls" first made their appearance in 1933 and into the 1950s set the standard for American female beauty. The hallmarks of Petty pin-ups are elongated limbs most noted in the legs, a flirtatious smile, and telephones.
Date: [1946..1950]
Creator: Petty, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: A spread page from True magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Petty Girl paired with the text "Don't tell me that's a bobby too!" followed by the illustration "A sight-seers map of Manhattan" by Paul Savitt. Savitt's map is an illustrative cartoon numbered and labeled with locations, people, streets, and buildings with descriptive text, as the 77 essential things to do in Manhattan. Pin-ups by artist George Petty or "Petty Girls" first made their appearance in 1933 and into the 1950s… more
Date: 1946
Creator: Petty, George & Savitt, Paul
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Expectation by Fritz Willis

Description: Pages from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, is Expectation by Fritz Willis, depicting blonde starlet daydreaming on set. On the facing page, the same actress is seen engaged in conversation with a film crew.
Date: September 1946
Creator: Willis, Fritz & De Mers, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: Page from True magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl and a lithograph print depicting a horse race [The Great Metropolitan Stakes] by Edward P. Sanguinetti. Pin-ups by artist George Petty or "Petty Girls" first made their appearance in 1933 and into the 1950s set the standard for American female beauty. The hallmarks of Petty pin-ups are elongated limbs most noted in the legs, a flirtatious smile, and telephones.
Date: 1946
Creator: Petty, George & Sanguinetti, Edward P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Illustrations from Esquire Gallery Magazine]

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a redhead esquire girl shows her back along with the phrase " He told me if men ever paid any attention to a lot of frivolous objections like that, the human race would have perished ages ago". On the facing page, a painting by Harper Goff of a canary yellow plane passing the lady liberty with military ships floating in the background. The painting was done in celebration of Wilbur Wright's flig… more
Date: May 1946
Creator: Goff, Harper
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: Page from True magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl followed by a print of a painting depicting a boxer knocking his opponent out of the ring into a crowd. Pin-ups by artist George Petty or "Petty Girls" first made their appearance in 1933 and into the 1950s set the standard for American female beauty. The hallmarks of Petty pin-ups are elongated limbs most noted in the legs, a flirtatious smile, and telephones.
Date: 1946
Creator: Petty, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Says the Esquire Girl Gallery Page]

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, is a "says the Esquire girl" blonde woman showing her back while she buries her face into a bouquet of light pink cherry blossoms. The facing page is a painting showing a night pit stop at an automobile dirt race. A fairground and grandstand frame the track. Painting by Peter Holck.
Date: 1946
Creator: Helck, Peter
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl followed by a print reproduction of a painting by American watercolorist John Whorf of two men on a fishing/camping trip. Pin-ups by artist George Petty or "Petty Girls" first made their appearance in 1933 and into the 1950s set the standard for American female beauty. The hallmarks of Petty pin-ups are elongated limbs most noted in the legs, a flirtatious smile, and telephones. .
Date: [1946..1948]
Creator: Petty, George & Whorf, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a strawberry blonde Varga Girl paired with the quote: Would you mind if I took a little time to think that over?" followed by a reproduction print of the painting Winter Run of the De Witt Clinton by Harper Goff done especially for Esquire Magazine March 1946. The painting shows two groups one passing and the other stuck in the snow by a rail line by a large brick building.
Date: March 1946
Creator: Vargas, Alberto & Goff, Harper
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a little boy sleeping in bed]

Description: Photograph of a little boy sleeping a large bed in the corner of a bedroom. He lies on his side and sucks his thumb. Two pillows and several disheveled blankets lay on the bed. A small lamp hangs down above the bed from a cord.
Date: 1946
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Carol Williams sitting by a flower bed]

Description: Photograph of young Carol Williams sitting outdoors on the concrete block border of a flower bed. She rests her hands on her knees and looks up at the camera with a wide grin. A tall plant with large leaves hangs over her. Other flowering plants can be seen behind her. Her short, fair hair is in curls and she wears a sleeveless, cropped shirt with matching shorts.
Date: 1946
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Doris Stiles Williams sitting in a chair]

Description: Photograph of Doris Stiles Williams sitting in a chair outside a house with white siding. She sits sideways in the wooden chair, resting her arm on its back and looking off to the right, away from the camera. Her dark hair is curled and she wears large earrings, a pearl choker, and two metallic bracelets. She wears a white shirt with cap sleeves tucked into a long grid-patterned skirt.
Date: 1946
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Carol, Mary, Maude, Harriet, Albert, Sarah, and Curt Jr.]

Description: Photograph of Carol, Mary, Maude, Harriet, Albert, Sarah, and Curt Jr. in a front yard. Carol, Mary, Maude, Harriet, Sarah, and Curt Jr. all sit in the grass in the front yard next to one another. Baby Albert sits in Sarah's lap. A parked automobile and a chair can be seen in the background behind them.
Date: [1946..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Curt Stiles Jr on a carnival ride]

Description: Photograph of toddler-aged Curt Stiles Jr sitting in a small car that is part of an amusement park ride. He holds onto the steering wheel with one hand and looks up at the camera. He wears a short-sleeved collared shirt and shorts. Trees grow behind the tall chain-link fence in the background.
Date: [1946..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Tim Williams in overalls, 5]

Description: Photograph of young Tim Williams smiling and looking off to the side. He wears a white, short-sleeved shirt and overalls. His hair is neatly combed and parted to the side. A wood-paneled wall is visible behind him.
Date: [1946..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Tim Williams in overalls, 9]

Description: Photograph of young Tim Williams smiling and looking off to the side. He wears a white, short-sleeved shirt and overalls. His hair is neatly combed and parted to the side. A wood-paneled wall is visible behind him.
Date: [1946..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Albert in a striped outfit, 5]

Description: Photograph of toddler-aged Albert sitting on the ground. He has short, fair hair and wears a long-sleeved, hickory-striped, button-down shirt with matching cuffed pants. The exterior wall of a building with wood siding is visible behind him.
Date: [1946..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Tim Williams in overalls, 7]

Description: Photograph of young Tim Williams looking upwards with his mouth slightly open. He wears a white, short-sleeved shirt and overalls. His hair is neatly combed and parted to the side. A wood-paneled wall is visible behind him.
Date: [1946..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Curt Stiles Jr sitting in the grass]

Description: Photograph of toddler-aged Curt Stiles Jr sitting in the front yard of a house. He sits in the grass in front of a row of flowering bushes that grow along the house. He looks off to the right, away from the camera, with a serious expression. He wears a short, collared jumper with sneakers and holds some flowers in his hands.
Date: [1946..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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