TALL, BLONDE, AND LUMINOUS

Pat Hall, Pat bedroom, Pat bathroom. She worked fine wherever people wanted to hang her.

Once again we have for you a life-sized pin-up poster from the New Hampshire based company called—appropriately—Life-Size. This one, the fifth we’ve shown you, printed in 1953, features U.S. model and actress Pat Hall, though “actress” is barely applicable in this case. Also, she should not be mistaken for the nude model of the same name active around the same time. No, non-nude Hall appeared in only one film—1964’s Kiss Me Quick! She modeled quite a bit during the 1950s, though, and we’ve confirmably seen her in a pin-up photo dating as far back as 1948. Life-Size may have used an old image to make this litho. You can see the other four brilliant pin-ups in this series—of Monroe, St. Cyr, Madeline Castle, and Joanne Arnold.

New Hampshire, Kiss me Quick!, Pat Hall

ABOUT

EMAIL

LEGAL

SEARCH PULP INTERNATIONAL

PULP INTL.
HISTORY REWIND

The headlines that mattered yesteryear.

October 7

1959—Dark Side of Moon Revealed

The Soviet space probe Luna 3 transmits the first photographs of the far side of the moon. The photos generate great interest, and scientists are surprised to see mountainous terrain, very different from the near side, and only two seas, which the Soviets name Mare Moscovrae (Sea of Moscow) and Mare Desiderii (Sea of Desire).

October 6

1966—LSD Declared Illegal in U.S.

LSD, which was originally synthesized by a Swiss doctor and was later secretly used by the CIA on military personnel, prostitutes, the mentally ill, and members of the general public in a project code named MKULTRA, is designated a controlled substance in the United States.

October 5

1945—Hollywood Black Friday

A six month strike by Hollywood set decorators becomes a riot at the gates of Warner Brothers Studios when strikers and replacement workers clash. The event helps bring about the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act, which, among other things, prohibits unions from contributing to political campaigns and requires union leaders to affirm they are not supporters of the Communist Party.

October 4

1957—Sputnik Circles Earth

The Soviet Union launches the satellite Sputnik I, which becomes the first artificial object to orbit the Earth. It orbits for two months and provides valuable information about the density of the upper atmosphere. It also panics the United States into a space race that eventually culminates in the U.S. moon landing.

October 4

1970—Janis Joplin Overdoses

American blues singer Janis Joplin is found dead on the floor of her motel room in Los Angeles. The cause of death is determined to be an overdose of heroin, possibly combined with the effects of alcohol.