Name's Cat. I'm an L.A. gal who loves everything from classic movie queens to pinups to classic horror. My likes vary a lot. Having said that, I refuse to fit in a box or apologize for being me.

alackofoxygen:

Source.

Mermaid and life guard carnival photo c. 1940’s

Marta Toren by Philippe Halsman 1951

Horst P. Horst, V.O.G.U.E., New York, 1940

mudwerks:

The Haunted Mansion - Disney World (by What Makes The Pie Shops Tick?)

1940’s couple

Underwater photography by Bruce Mozert 1950’s

fuckyeahmodernflapper:

Beatriz Costa, portuguese actress.

(born Beatriz da Conceição; 14 December 1907 in Mafra - 15 April 1996 in Lisbon)

scanzen:

On May 1, 1947, Evelyn McHale leapt to her death from the observation deck of the Empire State Building. Photo: Robert Wiles. LIFE May 12, 1947

On May Day, just after leaving her fiancé, 23-year-old Evelyn McHale wrote a note. ‘He is much better off without me … I wouldn’t make a good wife for anybody’ She went to the observation platform of the Empire State Building. In her desperate determination she leaped clear of the setbacks and hit a United Nations limousine parked at the curb. Across the street photography student Robert Wiles heard an explosive crash. Just four minutes after Evelyn McHale’s death Wiles got this picture of death’s violence and its composure.

mudwerks:

(via Neat Stuff Blog: Circus Performers, 1940s-50s)

Circus Performers, 1940s-50s

From The Circus Book: 1870-1950.

vintagegal:

photo by Albert Arthur Allen

Marlon Brando, Anthony Quinn in background. Taking a break from the shooting of “Viva Zapata”. Photo by Sam Shaw 1952

sisterwolf:

Spanish photographer Eugenio Recuenco