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- [Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: V Mail for a Solider]
- A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl posing holding a pencil and letter paper paired with a two stanza verse "V Mail for a Solider" by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction offset lithograph print of men's fashion illustrations by William Pachner accompanied by descriptive text.
- [Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Saints Be Praised]
- A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a Varga Girl paired with a verse by Phil Stack followed by a reproductive print of the painting Climb to the Clouds by Peter Helck.
- [Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Torch Singer]
- A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a singing blonde Varga Girl wearing a floor-length black dress leaned against a piano paired with the verse "Torch Singer" by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction print of the painting "The Mission to Port Lyautey" by John Falter used especially for the February edition of Esquire Magazine in 1944. The painting depicts a military jeep carrying 3 soldiers into oncoming weapons fire and explosions. Two soldiers sit in the vehicle flying both the American and French flags while the third is hanging on the outside and waving a white flag.
- [True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]
- Page from True magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl followed by a printed reproduction of a painting by American watercolorist, Hardie Gramatky of a group of sailboats. 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.
- [Hurrell Photograph: Billie Seward]
- A front and back spread from the February edition of Esquire Magazine 1942. This spread features a color reproduction of a Hurrell photograph of 1930s actress Billie Seward [1912-1982] followed on the reverse by men's fashion illustrations by William Pachner accompanied by descriptive text.