http://www.vintagepinupphotographs.com Find Vintage Pin-ups Photos and Pinup Posters Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:44:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.vintagepinupphotographs.com/the-hollywood-pin-up-era/comment-page-1#comment-20 A Biography Of Betty Page | Latest Photography News Fri, 01 May 2009 10:31:33 +0000 http://www.vintagepinupphotographs.com/?p=16#comment-20 [...] The 1954 Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency directed by Estes Kefauver attacked comic books and pornography, associating them with juvenile delinquency. Klaw was subpoenaed and appeared in front of the Subcommittee on national TV, pleading the Fifth to every question. Though Klaw’s bondage photographs did not involve nudity, his entire business was tarred by the association with pornographic, sleazy pinups. Facing social, political, and legal pressures, Klaw retired from the trade. While Klaw attempted to burn all his negatives (succeeding with about 80%), his sister Paula preserved some of the better images, which are available today in collections of vintage pinups. [...] [...] The 1954 Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency directed by Estes Kefauver attacked comic books and pornography, associating them with juvenile delinquency. Klaw was subpoenaed and appeared in front of the Subcommittee on national TV, pleading the Fifth to every question. Though Klaw’s bondage photographs did not involve nudity, his entire business was tarred by the association with pornographic, sleazy pinups. Facing social, political, and legal pressures, Klaw retired from the trade. While Klaw attempted to burn all his negatives (succeeding with about 80%), his sister Paula preserved some of the better images, which are available today in collections of vintage pinups. [...]

]]> http://www.vintagepinupphotographs.com/the-hollywood-pin-up-era/comment-page-1#comment-19 Diane Brown Weddings » Vintage Pinup Girls Fri, 01 May 2009 01:03:10 +0000 http://www.vintagepinupphotographs.com/?p=16#comment-19 [...] The 1954 Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency headed by Estes Kefauver (the era’s Tipper Gore) attacked comic books and pornography, trying to linking them with juvenile delinquency. Klaw was subpoenaed and appeared before the Subcommittee on national television, pleading the Fifth to every question. Though Klaw’s bondage photographs did not involve nudity, his entire business was tarred by the association with pornographic, sleazy pinups. Confronting social, political, and legal pressings, Klaw retired from the trade. While Klaw attempted to burn all his negatives (succeeding with about 80%), his sister Paula preserved some of the better images, which are available today in collections of vintage pinups. [...] [...] The 1954 Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency headed by Estes Kefauver (the era’s Tipper Gore) attacked comic books and pornography, trying to linking them with juvenile delinquency. Klaw was subpoenaed and appeared before the Subcommittee on national television, pleading the Fifth to every question. Though Klaw’s bondage photographs did not involve nudity, his entire business was tarred by the association with pornographic, sleazy pinups. Confronting social, political, and legal pressings, Klaw retired from the trade. While Klaw attempted to burn all his negatives (succeeding with about 80%), his sister Paula preserved some of the better images, which are available today in collections of vintage pinups. [...]

]]> http://www.vintagepinupphotographs.com/the-hollywood-pin-up-era/comment-page-1#comment-18 Another Photography Website » Blog Archive » Vintage Pinup Girls Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:33:19 +0000 http://www.vintagepinupphotographs.com/?p=16#comment-18 [...] The 1954 Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency headed by Estes Kefauver (the era’s Tipper Gore) attacked comic books and pornography, trying to linking them with juvenile delinquency. Klaw was subpoenaed and appeared in front of the Subcommittee on national TV, pleading the Fifth to every question. Though Klaw’s bondage photographs did not involve nudity, his entire business was tarred by the association with pornographic, sleazy pinups. Facing social, political, and legal pressures, Klaw retired from the trade. While Klaw attempted to burn all his negatives (succeeding with about 80%), his sister Paula preserved some of the better images, which are available today in collections of vintage pinups. [...] [...] The 1954 Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency headed by Estes Kefauver (the era’s Tipper Gore) attacked comic books and pornography, trying to linking them with juvenile delinquency. Klaw was subpoenaed and appeared in front of the Subcommittee on national TV, pleading the Fifth to every question. Though Klaw’s bondage photographs did not involve nudity, his entire business was tarred by the association with pornographic, sleazy pinups. Facing social, political, and legal pressures, Klaw retired from the trade. While Klaw attempted to burn all his negatives (succeeding with about 80%), his sister Paula preserved some of the better images, which are available today in collections of vintage pinups. [...]

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