Pauline Johnson in a pajama with oriental embroidery.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Club Cream, 1930s
Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Japanese ad, 1930s
Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".
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Sunday, October 14, 2007
Anna May Wong - #21
"Film Stars" - Godfrey Phillips Ltd. - Series of 50 - (1934)
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Japanese Beauty, 1930s
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Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".
Monday, October 08, 2007
Japanese magazine cover, 1930s
Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".
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Sunday, October 07, 2007
Japanese magazine, 1930s
Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".
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Saturday, October 06, 2007
Japanese magazine, 1930s
Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".
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Thursday, October 04, 2007
Japanese magazine, 1930s
Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Monday, October 01, 2007
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Group of geisha dancers, 1930s
"A group photo of geisha, possibly an advertisement of a public performance."
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Maiko in summer kimono, 1930s
"This maiko wears a hair ornament with miniature uchiwa, summer fans. No underkimono collar is visible - she may be wearing a yukata, which is informal summer kimono. "
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
McCall's Cosmetics, 1933
Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 30s".
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Pompholin for athlete's foot, 1930s
"For your athlete's foot -- Beauty line of your feet, loving your feet, gets rid of athlete's foot." (advertisement in the form of a poem for an athlete's foot remedy.) (Thanks to Paula Wirth and Michi for translating!)
Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Lightbulb ad, 1930s
"Are you using Japanese domestically produced lightbulbs in your home?" (Thanks to Paula Wirth and Michi for translating!)
Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".
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Monday, June 11, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Japanese facial moisturizer, 1930s
Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".
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