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Concentration by Joe De Mers

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, no. 52, a blonde woman sits cross-legged on the floor surrounded by tea and sewing supplies. She is following a magazine to embellish a straw garden hat with flowers, which she is holding up to examine intently. On the facing page, a dialogue between a model wearing a swimsuit and a man wearing a tan suit is taking place on a photo shoot set. The two individuals are surrounded by lights, chairs,… more
Date: June 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe & Willis, Fritz
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Camouflage by Al Moore

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a black-haired woman lays seductively on a leopard-skin wearing a matching top and bottom with red lipstick and nail polish. The description discusses the leopard in regards to women's fashion and behavior throughout history. On the facing page, a woman in a black riding habit and boots lays sprawled on the ground in shock holding her riding crop in her right hand.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Moore, Al & Baz, Ben-Hur
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Ornament by Bob Cassell

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, No.39, a curvaceous blonde Christmas chorus girl poses in a peppermint stripe costume. The outfit includes a large red hat, ruffled bustle, tights, and prop umbrella. On the facing page, a petite blonde poses in a short sheer and lace black dress with pink accents and coordinating pink slippers.
Date: March 1947
Creator: Cassell, Bob & Cooper, Mario
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Piquante

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, by Coby Whitmore, a brunette woman admires her reflection in a tall black standing mirror and considers the ties to her hat while in a state of topless undress. On the facing page, by Ben Stahl, a Spanish ballerina removes her costume stockings. Both illustrations/ paintings were done specifically for the December 1947 issue.
Date: December 1947
Creator: Whitmore, Coby & Stahl, Ben
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: Page from True Magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl and descriptive text reading " There's something wrong with this line... a man called and didn't try to date me!" followed by a reproductive print of a painting depicting a man fishing a mountain lake. 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 flirta… more
Date: 1947-09~
Creator: Petty, George & L., F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: Page from True magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl followed by a reproduction print of a painting of the Chigaco Cubs winning a baseball game. 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: April 1947
Creator: Petty, George & [Halk?]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: Page from True Magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl followed by a reproduction of an Audubon bird print [Osprey/ Fish Hawk, plate 81]. 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: 1947
Creator: Petty, George & Audubon, John Jay
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: Page from True magazine featuring illustrations of Petty Girls followed by a wildlife painting by John Whorf of a man in a boat duck hunting. 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: 1947
Creator: Petty, George & Whorf, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Crisis by Fritz Willis

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, No. 36, a curly auburn-haired woman ankle-deep in a lily pond is startled by a jumping frog. On the facing page, a tall slender woman fixes her hat in front of a vanity table with a slightly open drawer. She is admiring herself wearing undergarments, a summer bonnet, and red heels.
Date: 1947
Creator: Willis, Fritz & De Mers, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Dogs Life by Joe De Mers & Fritz Willis

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page is a collaborative illustration of a woman in a yellow two-piece joyfully receiving a black Cocker Spaniel puppy. On the facing page, by Fritz Willis, an auburn haired figure model sits covered in a black coat between sessions on her posing stool drinking tea
Date: November 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: 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.
Date: February 1947
Creator: Petty, George & Gramatky, Hardie
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Kitten by Joe De Mers

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page by De Mers, a youthful brunette ballet dancer watches over 3 kittens. She is seated on an emerald green love seat wearing her dance slippers and a matching slip dress. On the facing page by Baz, a simple image of a blonde eating an apple with a bowl of tropical fruit in front of her. The description outlines the symbolism of the fruits.
Date: November 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe & Baz, Ben-Hur
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Pastoral by Joe De Mers

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, No. 47, a blonde gardener with wavy hair collects colorful daisies using her skirt and wheelbarrow. She is wearing a sun hat, a pink and blue dress, and work gloves. The image also includes a watering can and pruners in the foreground. The facing page, No. 48, shows a masked fencer in a yellow and white uniform. The model's blonde hair is tied back away from her face and she is holding a practic… more
Date: May 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe & Willis, Fritz
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Scouting, Volume 35, Number 1, January 1947

Description: Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. Index appears on page 1.
Date: January 1947
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Partner: Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum

Scouting, Volume 35, Number 8, October 1947

Description: Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. Index appears on page 1.
Date: October 1947
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Partner: Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum

Scouting, Volume 35, Number 4, April 1947

Description: Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. Index appears on page 1.
Date: April 1947
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Partner: Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum

Scouting, Volume 35, Number 7, September 1947

Description: Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. Index appears on page 1.
Date: September 1947
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Partner: Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum

Scouting, Volume 35, Number 2, February 1947

Description: Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. Index appears on page 1.
Date: February 1947
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Partner: Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum
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