pinups and lindy hop

[aimeekitty]

Does anyone know some spots online where I can find some great 1940's era vintage pinups (photos OR art) Girls must be cute and cheerful, not sultry! :)
additionally, I need more images of approx. 1940 era swing dancers (Lindy Hop, etc.). I specifically want vintage swing photos... not modern ones. (btw, here's a great swing board)

I wonder if there's an LA swing dancing place I could visit. that would be fun. OMG I'm so going to the Lindy Hop next thursday!!

I already have Living It Up, Day at the Races, Hellzapoppin, Swingtime and some Benny Goodman documentaries on my list to see soon... but I need pictures now!

I really wish I could find a dvd or VHS copy of "The Powers Girl" (1942). watching parts on youtube isn't good enough.

Comments

[angelidollinda.livejournal.com]

http://freespace.virgin.net/b.mercer/Pinup1.html This page has some cute pin-up girls!

As for swing dancing, here's a video of some dancers from a 1945 movie called Twice Blessed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESc5D5lWQQ0

[tacohime.livejournal.com]

As a matter of fact, after recently watching The Notorious Bettie Page, yes!

http://www.btinternet.com/~brmerc/Pinup1.html
There's a mixture of all kinds of pinup art from the 40s and 50s.

[luna-rouge.livejournal.com]

(http://www.rianamari.com/amyadams/)
Amy Adams did some nice stuff imo :)

[poisonedwriter.livejournal.com]

You mentioned Benny Goodman documentaries. Are you going to be watching the Hollywood movie, The Benny Goodman Story.

There's also Jimmy Stewart in The Glenn Miller Story if you like swing artists with a relatively large influence on American history.

[fairyarmadillo.livejournal.com]

If you are in the mood to pay there's always the Getty archive- http://www.gettyimages.com (or if you can handle their watermark...)

Also check flickr.com

[unsecretcrush.livejournal.com]

Gil Elvgren girls are usually pretty cheerful! (Hi, just wandered in here from egl.)

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've been enjoying Elvgren over the past couple days. some great stuff in there. :)