Hawaiian Pin-Up Girl, 1946
This postcard features a 1946 illustration by Billy DeVorss, who produced images for advertising but is primarily known for his pin-up girls.
Author: The Deltiologist
An Aussie Sheila
Bleached hair, butterfly tattoo over the heart, the color-coordinated, overzealous eye-shadow, and a vocabulary that would peel paint. I think I’m in love.
The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl
Moriah sends this “in honor of adventures and my favorite girls who go postal…. I thought you might enjoy the daring likes of Supergirl.” I do, especially when I flip over the card and there’s Supergirl again, with a personal greeting!
The Aftereffects of Chinese Champagne
A pink cow? With horns? Rowing an umbrella through the clouds? With hallucinations like these, those Chinese must know how to party!
Bubbling Over
It turns out that you can conserve water by decreasing the size of your bathtub — or, in this case, temporarily repurposing a washtub.
“Jester” by Olivia
Girlzoot’s first of hopefully many postcard contributions is an image of the first lady of pinups, Bettie Page, by the equally incomparable artist Olivia de Berardinis.
Three Wahines
This trio seem to be triplets, and they all have eyes for a soapy saxophonist. Musicians do tend to get the girls, don’t they?
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