Let's Keep It Handsome

World War 2-era faces of men, captured by amateur snapshooters and photobooths.

I Was Curious. I Tasted It.

Everytime I happened upon another one of the ten ads shown here, I couldn't get over the complete and utter campiness. It seems that in the world of 1940s & 50s advertising, male bonding (to the level of queerness) sold beer!

Square Format: Private Session

Four color photos from an early 1960s private collection in which a young man named Bobby Adams was someone's personal pinup.

The Sweet Life, Illustrated

1940s and 50s photo illustrations and traditional illustrations of The American Dream in its many-fold manifestations.

Is It Just Me Or...

...are these two gents sharing more than a campy cocktail? Fun stuff from the 1940s.

Swimming In High Camp

Innocent, fun and just a little flirtatious. Advertising clipped from my vintage magazines, both from the beach and poolside: 1940s and 50s style.