A Surprise in Every Package
Date1937
Object numberANMS0460[035]
NameMagazine page
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 290 × 210 mm, 4 g
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Dale O'Sullivan
DescriptionA page from a magazine titled 'A Surprise in Every Package'. Bottom photograph has the caption "Ann Preston, a newcomer from the stage, gets a thrill from sunning herself on a diving board just as old-timers in Hollywood have been doing for years. She's in "Parole", with Henry Hunter."SignificanceSwim wear was synonymous with Hollywood glamour in the 1930s and Hollywood celebrities were often featured in swim suits for publicity shoots.
30 April 1949
