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.

Illustration by Peter Driben c. 1951

Sailor on shore leave standing on pier with a young woman, 1937 (x)

Sailor on shore leave sitting at a soda fountain with young woman. San Diego, 1937 (x)

Illustration Billy DeVorss, 1945

Illustration by Alberto Vargas, 1945

Illustration by Dan DeCarlo c. 1950’s

Jan Sterling leaving her lip print on the napkin she signed for the sailor, 19151

Illustration by Fritz Willis c. 1965

Illustration for Community Silverware, 1944

Pin-up model, Mara Corday c. 1950’s

“Sitting Pretty” by Gil Elvgren 1953

Ava Gardner dancing with a sailor at The Hollywood Canteen c. 1940’s

Model room from the Detroit News Home Institute, 1936 

Sailor’s Weekend, paperback digest cover by Herbert Tauss (1952)

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