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Digital archive of rare 1950s - 1970s print media & glamour photography. Preserving the vintage aesthetics of the past for collectors.

[Librarian @Library1970]

...are you trying to find out?".
"Anything" said the man, "She's married, & we can't go to her house. I'm married, we can't go to my house. Holiday Inn charges $35; the Hilton gets $75. We do it here for $20, and I get $16 back from Medicare for a doctor's office visit” 😇 3/3

[Librarian @Library1970]

I opened Genesis mag (vol. 9, n. 8) for the photos of the stunning model Fran, but I ended up staying for the joke section: 👩‍❤️‍👨 "A couple in their sixties went to the doctor's office. Doctor: "What can I do for you?" Replied the man, "Will you watch us have intercourse?"... 2/3

[Librarian @Library1970]

The doc looked puzzled, but he agreed. When the couple finished, he told them, "There's nothing wrong with the way you have intercourse." He charged them $20. They visited several weeks in a row, have intercourse, & pay $20. Eventually, doctor asked, "Just what exactly... 🫪2/3

[Librarian @Library1970]

The temperature of the photoshoot was rising, and the model down with water in the yard. The editors were so thrilled they gave Chris such a massive endorsement that Dolly Parton herself was advised to make some room on the music Olympus. Read this issue in our Library. 📙3/3

[Librarian @Library1970]

Chris was living her best life: one minute you're singing pure gospel in a Kentucky Baptist church under your pastor-father's strict supervision, & the next you suddenly end up on the pages of Adams Choice magazine, posing with a garden hose. 👇1/3 #retrovibe #1970s🧵

[Librarian @Library1970]

The model understood the scale of the potential disaster perfectly, candidly admitting in the interview: "If my daddy saw me, he'd just die." That didn't stop her from declaring that modesty isn't her thing at all, she absolutely welcomes attention to her prominent curves. 2/3 🍊

[Librarian @Library1970]

As the man himself puts it: "I felt like a total idiot, but I followed her commands, hoping it would eventually lead to sex. It’s time for me to stop drinking and picking up strangers." Check out this issue & others in our library: https://t.co/oGZRLq0AcA 🥃 3/3

[Librarian @Library1970]

Reading Swank from 1979. The letters-to-the-editor section: 1 - A religious man rails against the magazine for destroying public morality; 2 - A woman describes in vivid detail how she’s cheating on her husband with a colleague —in the middle of morning rush-hour traffic👇1/3 🤠

[Librarian @Library1970]

🐕 But the real masterpiece is a letter from a salesman in SF. He met a beautiful woman at a bar, anticipated a wild night, & headed back to her place. But instead of the doggy-style position, she made him get down on all fours, bark, wag his "tail," & sniff around a chair 👀 2/3

[Librarian @Library1970]

But the true heroes of the mag were the lawyers. They would literally use a magnifying glass to measure every single millimeter of the photos — ensuring that, heaven forbid, they didn’t violate British censorship laws. The result perfect: innocent, sinful, highly profitable. 3/3

[Librarian @Library1970]

How we spent our summer at the seaside. That could well have been the title for this series of photographs from Model Directory. A vacation in the sun, with the swimsuit left behind in the hotel room. This was the early 1980s...👇 1/3 #1970s #retrovisuals

[Librarian @Library1970]

In 1980, Paul Raymond proudly launched Model Directory — the "world’s first directory of models." The concept was brilliant in its simplicity: why waste paper on clever articles, interviews, or crosswords when you could just feature photographs? 👇2/3

[Librarian @Library1970]

The magazine describes her as a rare gem: she easily holds her own on any topic, masterfully flirts, & prefers listening rather to talking about herself. Wait for her final line of the evening: "Let's go chat somewhere else." Read it in our Library - https://t.co/oGZRLq02n2

[Librarian @Library1970]

In King Farouk’s Cairo, the legendary belly dancer Tahia Carioca could perform her entire routine while balancing a 10-piastre coin on each nipple! This and other facts are inside an archival issue of Mayfair, where the editors also introduce us to the charming Angie
1/3 #vintage

[Librarian @Library1970]

19-year-old Angie Lloyd became the main star of this issue. Standing 5'7" tall with a lithe 33–22–36 figure, this tall brunette with a soft, husky voice and deep eyes instantly captured every man's attention at London parties. 2/3 👒

[Librarian @Library1970]

The Irish boycott didn’t stop the magazine from becoming the best-selling publication in Britain. Clever marketing and beautiful, bikini-free students made it a cultural phenomenon for its time. And it still looks incredibly alluring today. 🔥 3/3

[Librarian @Library1970]

In the 1970s, *Mayfair* magazine delighted readers with photoshoots & a scandalous column featuring letters about sex — so much so conservative Ireland BANNED it entirely for a staggering 43 years! We’re sharing a 1973 shoot feat. Anita Hemmings, a medical student. 💊 1/3 #70s

[Librarian @Library1970]

When the editors asked if her measurements (94-56-91) might cause her patients’ blood pressure to spike, Anita offered a candid take: "It’s easier for men to relax around me when it comes to delicate matters like sex." 👇 Link for full story - https://t.co/KeAmFGjl97 2/3 🎉

[Librarian @Library1970]

Little Zoe from London confirms it: the best fashion of 1973 was the absence of clothes. Though, that’s a universal rule for all times. (This is a photoshoot from the February issue). 2/2

[Librarian @Library1970]

We’ve prepared a story for about what was happening with Mayfair magazine in 1973. In short, things were turbulent — and, more often than not, devoid of any undergarments. 💃1/2 #retro #1970s #vintagemagazine #oldies