[1940 Pin Up posters for calendar mockup]

One of 25 items in the series: Series 8: WWII and Post WWII Memorabilia - Pin Up pages and posters available on this site.

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Pin Up poster calendar mockup from 1940 of The Varga Girl(s) by Peruvian-American painter Alberto Vargas. The mockup for the calendar showcases images for the corresponding month beginning in January and ending in December.

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[12] p. : ill. ; 34 x 26 cm

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Vargas, Alberto 1940.

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This artwork is part of the collection entitled: LGBT Collections and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 117 times, with 20 in the last month. More information about this work can be viewed below.

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Pin Up poster calendar mockup from 1940 of The Varga Girl(s) by Peruvian-American painter Alberto Vargas. The mockup for the calendar showcases images for the corresponding month beginning in January and ending in December.

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[12] p. : ill. ; 34 x 26 cm

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  • Preferred Citation: Jack Evans and George E. Harris Collection (The Dallas Way) (AR0788), University of North Texas Special Collections

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LGBT Collections

Publications pertaining to issues relevant to the LGBT community. The collection includes The Dallas Voice, a weekly newspaper for the gay community in North Texas that has been published since 1984.

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  • 1940

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Vargas, Alberto. [1940 Pin Up posters for calendar mockup], artwork, 1940; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1730019/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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