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[Showgirl Pin-up Doll by Ben-Hur Baz]

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. A single page pin-up doll of a blonde showgirl in a black and turquoise costume including gloves, bloomers, corset, and feathered train. The following page is an excerpt of text discussing the nature of jiggling.
Date: 1947
Creator: Baz, Ben-Hur
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Last Rose by Ben-Hur Baz

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a barefoot woman feigns surprise in a blue and pink matching two-piece with a large straw sunhat. On the facing page, a blonde showgirl is seen studying and smoking a cigarette backstage in costume. Image No. 80 is a unique collaboration between Joe De Mers and Fritz Willis.
Date: October 1947
Creator: Baz, Ben-Hur; De Mers, Joe & Willis Fritz
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Clipping: "Let's say 'we do' to the business of gay divorce"]

Description: Newspaper clipping from the metro section of the Dallas Morning News published October 8th, 2009. The clipping features an article on a new law allowing gay divorce to be legal in the state of Texas without recognizing gay marriage. Journalist Steve Blow outlines his article from the comedic standpoint to point out the absurdity of the loophole and pin it on the then attorney general Greg Abbott.
Date: October 8, 2009
Creator: Blow, Steve
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The Dali Girl

Description: A page from Esquire Magazine featuring front and back Kodachrome photography collages.
Date: [1940..1949]
Creator: Blumenfeld, Erwin & Szyk, Arthur
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Speculation by Al Buell

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a kneeling blonde woman thoughtfully brushes her hair in front of a floor mirror with a peach in the foreground. On the facing page, a woman with black hair kneels to cut and style her long hair in front of a mirror following a magazine's instructions.
Date: October 1946
Creator: Buell, Al & Utz, Thornton
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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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

[The 1954 Esquire Girl Calendar Special Deluxe Edition and Envelope]

Description: The 1954 Esquire Girl calendar and printed envelope, special deluxe edition, includes twelve months of "12 Breathtaking Esquire Beauties In Full Color". The calendar features artwork from American artist Ernest Chiriacka (1913-2010) with illustrations of themed girls and their corresponding months.
Date: 1954
Creator: Chiriacka, Ernest
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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