You never know what you'll find among old family mementoes. For instance, who expects to find an autographed photo of Sally Rand, the girl who made the ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance famous in the thirties? It seems so innocent now, this retro-porn. (The nudity was mostly an illusion.) In this photo, which she signed "To Micky - Your fan, Sally Rand," she seems pretty well covered up to me. (Micky is my husband's father.)
The back of the photo is also interesting:
This appearance at the Key Klub must have been during the 1950s or 60s - and Miss Rand was born in 1904! However, I learned from
Wikipedia that she continued to appear on stage into the 1970s, and a search for Key Klub Waukegan takes me to the
Sally Rand page at the streetswing dance history archives.
Clearly the late Mr. Babcox was a mover and shaker in many ways!
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